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You've probably heard of St. Raphael Hawaweeny, St. Alexander Hotovitsky, liturgical translator Isabel Hapgood, and other righteous men and women who made their mark on the early development of Orthodoxy in America. But what about the notorious itinerant Bulgarian Monk? Or Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first black Orthodox priest in America? Or Vera Johnston, who served the Orthodox Church without renouncing her Theosophist roots? Their stories and many others—some edifying, some appalling, all entertaining—make up the lost histories of the early decades of Orthodox Christianity in the continental United States.

Matthew Namee has run OrthodoxHistory.org since 2009. He’s given numerous talks on church history over the years at most of the major Orthodox institutions and venues in the United States. In his day job, Matthew is an attorney working exclusively on Orthodox Church matters for a nonprofit ministry. He also serves as director of the Orthodox Studies Institute at Saint Constantine College. He lives in Washington State with his wife Catherine and their seven children.

We’ll see you this weekend!

After 50 years of writing poetry, Arlice Davenport is not yet finished: “When I contemplate/this insatiable universe/bulging against its borders/I carefully store my tools/and leave the unfinished unfinished.” He takes his cues from “this insatiable universe” in this, his fourth collection of poems, in pursuit of an ever-receding horizon of completion. For decades editor of the Book and Travel sections of the Wichita Eagle, Arlice will read from In Search of the Sublime and his other books Thursday, May 16, 7:00 p.m., at Eighth Day Books.

After 50 years of writing poetry, Arlice Davenport is not yet finished: “When I contemplate/this insatiable universe/bulging against its borders/I carefully store my tools/and leave the unfinished unfinished.” He takes his cues from “this insatiable universe” in this, his fourth collection of poems, in pursuit of an ever-receding horizon of completion. For decades editor of the Book and Travel sections of the Wichita Eagle, Arlice will read from In Search of the Sublime and his other books Thursday, May 16, 7:00 p.m., at Eighth Day Books.

For all those who might be attending the Calvin Festival of Faith and Writing beginning next Thursday, April 11:
Longtime friend and eminent American poet Scott Cairns will be signing copies of his new book, Lacunae, as well as any of his other books you may have missed.
Come visit the Eighth Day Books tables Friday, April 12, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Join us on Tuesday the 20th at 7 pm for live music provided by Colin Cutler!
--Colin Cutler is a Greensboro-based singer-songwriter toting a banjo, guitar, and harmonicas, with his musical roots drawing from the breadth of Americana—from Appalachian oldtime to gospel to country to roots rock.
--His most recent album, Tarwater, was inspired by the short stories of perennial Eighth Day customer favorite Flannery O'Connor!
As always, attendance is free of charge and refreshments will be provided.

Hello all—
We will resume regular hours Tuesday, December 26,
and we want to take the opportunity to wish you all a bright and beautiful celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Just to let you know that Eighth Day Books is OPEN TODAY until 4:30 PM! We will be closed tomorrow for the Feast of the Nativity. We will resume regular hours Tuesday. We take this opportunity to wish you a bright and beautiful Christmas!

Have a joyous Nativity, and we’ll see you before the new year!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

From now until Christmas, we are open on Sundays 1-5pm, giving you even more opportunities to shop for presents (or just spend a snowy day wandering around a bookstore). Happy reading!

Celebrating 35 years!

We’ll see you there!

Don’t mind us, we’re just showing off our pop-up shop at Glen Workshop. Looks like the light is showing it off, too!
We’ll be at Seattle Pacific University until Friday night.

We will be CLOSED for July 4, but OPEN the day before(Monday).
We can’t sell you fireworks, but we can provide literary entertainment!

Join us, Friday, May 12th!

The week after Christmas is the best time of the year to enjoy bargains on our used and vintage books. Every recycled title will be marked down 35% at the register through the end of 2022.

You can browse our curated inventory of gently used and vintage books Monday through Friday from 10-8, and from 10-4 on Saturday, New Year's Eve. We look forward to wishing you and our many friends and customers a joyous New Year full of inspired--and inspiring--reading.
Your Eighth Day Staff

Join us for Christmas with C.S. Lewis!
We could sing the praises of this special event for days, but you must experience it yourself.
Or make it a delightful family tradition!
We'll have a book table there to ensure you can take a bit of the magic home with you. See you there!

Crisp October days are finally here, just in time for our weekend celebration of Eighth Day's 34 years in business. Our annual store-wide sale starts Friday morning with new books marked down 20% at the register and a 35% discount on all used & vintage titles.

Our anniversary celebration runs concurrently with the Inklings Festival, hosted by our neighboring Eighth Day Institute. Register online today to attend the three lectures, all-day seminars and micro-brewery walking tour, plus children's games and live music in the Eighth Day parking lot. Our anniversary sale will continue Sunday afternoon from 1-5 for this special occasion.

We hope you'll join us for good times and good books!

Dear friend of the store, Megan Rials, asked us to pass on information for what it sure to be and interesting and enlightening event being held this weekend.
"Tolkien Among the Theologians is an international digital symposium sponsored by Houston Baptist University intended to explore Tolkien’s theological thought by bringing it into conversation with other figures in the history of theology, from the patristic period to the modern. The symposium will take place over Zoom and features 10 keynote papers featuring some of the world’s leading experts on Tolkien’s theology, as well as breakout sessions from other scholars.

All keynote papers will be made available digitally for attendees to read before the symposium. The scheduled keynote sessions will be devoted to group discussion and Q&A with all attendees.

Breakout sessions will follow traditional conference format, with speakers reading their papers live and inviting Q&A at the end.

Dates: 5pm CST Friday, October 21- 8pm CST Saturday, October 22"

Follow the link to sign up.
https://hbu.edu/school-of-christian-thought/events-in-the-college/tolkien-among-the-theologians/

And don't forget to come out this weekend to Eighth Day Books for the Anniversary Sale, as well as all of the goings on surrounding Eighth Day Institute's Inklings Festival!

Tolkien Among the Theologians | Houston Baptist University October 21-22, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tEaeHnh3SY This is an international digital symposium sponsored by Houston Baptist University intended to explore Tolkien’s theological thought by bringing it into conversation with other figures in the history of theology, from the patristic .....

EDB@ University of Dallas for the Future of the Catholic Literary Imagination Conference. A glorious venue.

Join us Sunday, September 18, as we join the rest of the East Douglas business neighborhood in a rare Sunday afternoon opening: 1 pm to 5 pm.
Come in, enjoy a free cup of really good coffee, and a browse of a carefully curated selection of 45,000 books.
See you Sunday!

Open Streets ICT Home a FREE community-building event bringing Wichitans of all ages and fitness levels together to promote healthy active living and social engagement.

On August 25, the world lost one of its greatest expositors of Orthodox Christian theology and spirituality, Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. Not only was he a paragon of clear thinking and writing; he was also a profoundly wonderful human being, marked by good humor and deep kindness.


After a week of retreats for Orthodox clergy and laity here in Wichita by His Grace, we had the honor of a visit to Eighth Day Books, February 9, 2002. We were left with an indelible impression, in image and signature. Unforgettable.

🚨EIGHTH DAY ON LOCATION ALERT🚨
Do you live near Asheville, NC, and have you dreamed of visiting our store? Good news! We brought the store to you.
Come visit us on UNC-Asheville campus this week, July 24-30, at our pop up at the Glen Writers Workshop hosted by Image Journal. Shop a thoughtfully curated collection brought by van directly from our store.

There was a misunderstanding on the part of our technical staff—we are NOT open on Monday! Enjoy Memorial Day with your families, and we’ll see you on Tuesday at 10am.

Author and illustrator Tim Ladwig will present at the next Let Us Attend. Explore the craft of writing with us! Tim Ladwig is an accomplished painter and is experienced in Christian ministry. He has illustrated more than twenty picture books, including many award-winners such as Psalm Twenty-Three, The Lord's Prayer, and Good King Wenceslas. His newest book is Saint Francis of Assisi.

Join us this Saturday for free live music, as part of our series Let Us Attend, exploring the craft of writing.
We look forward to seeing you!

Christmas is coming! We’ve got something for everyone on your list. (That something might be our newly arrived selection of Eighth Day Books mugs, tankards, and shot glasses.)