You are holding in your hands the fundamental work of Archimandrite Georgy Tertyshnikov (06/22/1941 - 10/2/1998), Master of Theology, Associate Professor of the Moscow Theological Academy, long-time resident of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Archimandrite Georgy’s book “St. Theophan the Recluse and His doctrine of salvation" is a comprehensive work that incorporates the fruits of many years of research, work in church and state archives and libraries. It includes an extensive biography of the holy archpastor, compiled on the basis of more than 200 documentary sources, and a detailed study of the teachings of St. Theophan on salvation. The work contains a colossal amount of factual material, the analysis of which allowed the author to make serious scientific generalizations.