The Law of God (Serafim Slobodskoy) A basic English language
text suitable for teaching teenagers and adult catechumens, the
original Russian edition (Zakon Bozhij/Закон Божий) was
published for thirty-five years, drawing upon many sources in
pre-Revolutionary Russia. Recognizing the need to confirm the
believer's faith in a sea of heterodoxy, skepticism,
rationalism, and ecumenism, it was written by Protopriest
Serafim Alexivich Slobodskoy of the Russian Orthodox Church
outside Russia as a catechetical manual for the parochial school
he and his wife established at Holy Protection Orthodox Church
in Nyack. Working late at night, he described the faith of the
Orthodox Church with simple and profoundly lucid explanations.
Published in 1966, this was, and remains, an influential
catechetical text for Russians both abroad and in the Soviet
Union where numerous copies were smuggled and copied by hand.
Intended originally for youth and children, it became a
respected work among adults as well, and was finally trans