Publications

This page features publications by past directors of the Zohrab Center.

Sources from the Armenian Christian Tradition (SACT)

Sources from the Armenian Christian Tradition provides the Krapar text and English translation of Armenian Christian sources. It was founded by Jesse Arlen and Matthew Sarkisian in 2022.

Volume 1

Matthew J. Sarkisian. An Early-Eighteenth-Century Hmayil (Armenian Prayer Scroll): Introduction, Facsimile, Transcription and Annotated Translation. Edited and with a Foreword by Jesse S. Arlen. Sources from the Armenian Christian Tradition, volume 1. New York, NY: Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center, 2022.

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Volume 2

Matthew J. Sarkisian and Jesse S. Arlen. Odes of Saint Nersess the Graceful: Annotated Translation. Sources from the Armenian Christian Tradition, volume 2. New York, NY: Tarkmaneal Press, 2024.

“Nersess Shnorhali is one of the most exceptional figures in the history of the universal Church for more than one reason, but above all for his passionate search for the unity of the Church, and for his deep understanding, in the wake of St. Gregory of Narek, of the fragility, the conventionality, the inadequacy of human language in speaking of Divine mystery. The Odes in this volume, masterfully translated and commented upon by Matthew J. Sarkisian and Jesse S. Arlen, are among the most vibrant, genuine, and touching expressions of Shnorhali’s spirituality.”

— Abp. Levon Zekiyan, Emeritus Professor of Armenian Studies, Ca’ Foscari, Venice, andPontifical Oriental Institute, Rome.

Available from the NAASR bookstore, Prelacy Bookstore, Abril Books, AGBU Bookstore or on Amazon

Tenny Arlen’s To Say with Passion: Why Am I Here? Translated by Tenny and Jesse Arlen

Tenny Arlen, To Say with Passion: Why Am I Here? Կիրքով ըսելու՝ ինչո՞ւ հոս եմ. Translated by Tenny and Jesse Arlen. New York, NY: Tarkmaneal Press, 2024.

“While respecting the classic writers, Tenny was not a slave to their style or ideas, but with that same self-confidence which was the hallmark of all her endeavors, she fashioned her own instrument to be the vessel of her thoughts. As in their own time, Zahrad and Khrakhuni opened a new path for Armenian poetry, Tenny’s creative work marks a new phase in the literary history of the Diaspora… Tenny has become a pioneer by her literary path.”

— Peter Cowe, Narekatsi Professor of Armenian Studies at UCLA.

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The Treasury

The Treasury was an educational outreach ministry of the Fellowship of St. Voski. It was published quarterly and features articles covering a broad base of Christian topics drawn from the Armenian theological tradition. Editors of the magazine and frequent authors of articles included Bishop Daniel Findikyan, Dr. Roberta Ervine, Dr. Andre Markarian, and others.