On 4 November 2026, in the programme Les chemins de l’orthodoxie (“Paths of Orthodoxy”) on RCF Bordeaux, Fr Jean-Claude Gurnade, an Orthodox priest in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, presented the new book by Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev), La prière, une rencontre avec Dieu (“Prayer: An Encounter with God”). The book has been published by the French publisher Éditions Salvator.
According to Fr Jean-Claude, the book grew out of a series of talks and answers many of the questions that any of us might ask ourselves. He described it as very clear and accessible.
As the publisher’s description puts it, the book draws on the Church’s centuries-old experience, above all on the Eastern mystical tradition, and sets out the fundamentals of the Christian life of prayer, its purpose and its spirit. The author answers the question “How should we pray?”, which people have brought to the ascetics of the desert since ancient times.
The book was published on 28 May 2026 and has 124 pages. The programme (18 minutes) is available on the RCF website, and the book can be ordered from the publisher’s website.