{"product_id":"a-long-walk-with-mary-a-personal-search-for-the-mother-of-god-copy","title":"The Empty Throne: Reflections on the History and Future of the Orthodox Episcopacy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"card__header\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Fr. Lawrence R. Farley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn contemporary North America, the bishop’s throne in the local parish stands empty for most of the year. The bishop is an honored occasional guest rather than a true pastor of the local flock. But it was not always so, nor need it be so forever. Fr. Lawrence Farley explores how the Orthodox episcopacy developed over the centuries and suggests what can be done in modern times to bring the bishop back into closer contact with his flock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eArchpriest Lawrence Farley is the pastor of St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church (OCA) in Langley, B.C., Canada. He received his B.A. from Trinity College, Toronto, and his M.Div. from Wycliffe College, Toronto. A former Anglican priest, he converted to Orthodoxy in 1985 and studied for two years at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Seminary in Pennsylvania. In addition to the Orthodox Bible Companion Series, he has also published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet Us Attend, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Flesh, The Christian Old Testament, Following Egeria,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA Daily \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalendar of Saints.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFr. Lawrence R. Farley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e152 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5.5 X 8.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAncient Faith Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41582127054951,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/4161\/6743\/files\/empty-throne-orthodox-episcopacy-book-farley__24884.jpg?v=1754162252","url":"https:\/\/saintpeterthealeut.myshopify.com\/products\/a-long-walk-with-mary-a-personal-search-for-the-mother-of-god-copy","provider":"St. Peter the Aleut","version":"1.0","type":"link"}