"Is it ok if I take my teeth out for the interview?" asked Josie matter-of-factly. "Yes" I said, "of course" trying to hide my surprise. I was surprised by the question, but more so by the matter-of-fact way that it had been asked. Josie was a young girl who had been in hospital for some weeks having survived a bad accident in which she had lost most of her front teeth. Her question unconsciously reflected the level of drama, trauma and life- changing event that children in hospital can be expected to absorb. Currently there is very little research with children and young people...

This work is a revised and expanded version of a book that has appeared in several languages. It focuses on themes central to Eastern Christian worship and spiritual life. The first three chapters provide insights on death, bereavement and resurrection in Christ; and repentance. Chapters four and five invite the reader into the world of desert ascetics and hesychast monks. Combining schoarly rigor with practical counsels on prayer, Bishop Ware makes the wealth of this traditonal accessible to today's Christians. The next three chapters concern personal vocation, martyrdom, spiritual...