Dr. Zachary Porcu

Author / Professor / Catechist

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The Roots of Everything:
Ideas that Made Your World

Everything about our modern world—our definitions of freedom, economics, relationships, spirituality—first took root in the distant past as powerful ideas born from the greatest thinkers in human history. We can't really understand the world we live in today until we understand the influence of these powerful forces. Join Dr. Zac on a tour through the garden of history where we uproot the great ideas of the past so you know exactly what they are and how they influence you today.

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Journey to Reality:
Sacramental Life in a Secular Age

Most books aimed at introducing Orthodoxy to the non-Orthodox begin by explaining basic points of doctrine and practice that differ from what the average reader may be familiar with. But for the average American, this approach doesn't go deep enough. In order to be able to fully understand Orthodox doctrine and practice, we have to unlearn an entire secular worldview and become participants in a sacramental worldview instead—a worldview that embraces reality as it truly is. Dr. Zachary Porcu provides a guide to this process that is easily accessible both to Western Christians and to those who lack any grounding in the Christian Faith.

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"The catechist is a teacher of Christian neophytes. It might seem a straightforward task to teach basics to new Christians, but in our time when all narratives are being contested, none can be taken for granted. Thus, especially now, part of the task of the catechist is to take as little for granted as possible. For some, this time of contest means an almost hopeless future lies ahead, with Christendom declining around us. But for Dr. Zachary Porcu in Journey to Reality, taking nothing for granted means the possibility of presenting a clear, hopeful framework for the core of thinking and behaving as Christians. Both catechists and new (or renewed) Christians will want this accessible book to help guide their way."
— Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

"...an Orthodox version of Mere Christianity—concise, clear and profound. An instant classic."
— David Hanegraaff

"...a refrershing and accessible style of writing...remarkably concise... The book will open new vistas on Orthodoxy for those already experienced with the faith, and it will help inquirers appreciate the heavenly riches that await them in the Church."
— Fr. John Strickland

"Dr. Zac Porcu...has immersed himself both in the Holy Fathers and in the humanist Zeitgeist. As such, he is able to competently assist God-seekers in bridging the gap from the emptiness of post-Christian culture to the mind of the Church."
— Fr. Josiah Trenham

"An inquirer into Christianity could read a dozen works on the faith and still not encounter the insights found in this genial gem of a book."
— Dn. Nicholas Dujmovic

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Zachary Porcu is the author of Journey to Reality and the host of the podcast The Roots of EverythingZachary earned his PhD in Church History at the Catholic University of America under the direction of Robin Darling Young. He holds additional degrees in Philosophy, Classics, and Interdisciplinary Humanities and has taught Greek, Latin, history, philosophy, and theology at private schools and universities on both the East and West coasts.Zachary is a catechist at St. Andrew's Orthodox Church in Riverside, an editor at St. Vladimir Seminary Press, and a lecturer at St. Athanasius College.