Fr. John Oliver is the priest of St Elizabeth Orthodox Christian Church, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He is the author of numerous articles and essays, and of Touching Heaven: Discovering Orthodox Christianity on the Island of Valaam, published by Conciliar Press. His newest book is Giver of Life: The Holy Spirit in the Orthodox Christian Tradition which will be published soon by Paraclete Press. A graduate of St Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, he joined the faculty as instructor in Old and New Testament and American Religious History. He and his wife Lara have three daughters and two sons.

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In addition to the book shown below, he is also the author of Giver of Life: The Holy Spirit in the Orthodox Christian Tradition (Paraclete Press).

AFP publications include: Touching Heaven.