Punks to Monks
Edited by Mother Nectaria McLees
Death to the World, the handmade ‘zine (short for magazine), was the brainchild of young punk guitarist Justin Marler, who left his music in 1991 to live as an Eastern Orthodox monk in the mountains of Northern California. In the monastery, Justin collaborated with Orthodox monks and friends to launch Death to the World – a vehicle to unmask the darkness of modern times, and even more radically to shine a light on the way forward. Their message? The 2000-year-old ascetic and mystical tradition of Orthodox Christianity.
Punks to Monks traces the history of Death to the World and its phenomenal rise, including Marler’s own journey, told here for the first time. Meet the second generation of Orthodox youth who took up the ‘zine in 2006 and continue it until now, their Serbian counterparts, and the readers who have used it as a lifeline for thirty years.
Publisher: St. Nicholas Press (2025)
Pages: 150
ISBN: 979-1-63551-123-9
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Edited by Mother Nectaria McLees
Death to the World, the handmade ‘zine (short for magazine), was the brainchild of young punk guitarist Justin Marler, who left his music in 1991 to live as an Eastern Orthodox monk in the mountains of Northern California. In the monastery, Justin collaborated with Orthodox monks and friends to launch Death to the World – a vehicle to unmask the darkness of modern times, and even more radically to shine a light on the way forward. Their message? The 2000-year-old ascetic and mystical tradition of Orthodox Christianity.
Punks to Monks traces the history of Death to the World and its phenomenal rise, including Marler’s own journey, told here for the first time. Meet the second generation of Orthodox youth who took up the ‘zine in 2006 and continue it until now, their Serbian counterparts, and the readers who have used it as a lifeline for thirty years.
Publisher: St. Nicholas Press (2025)
Pages: 150
ISBN: 979-1-63551-123-9
For international orders (except Canada, Australia and UK) please Click Here
Edited by Mother Nectaria McLees
Death to the World, the handmade ‘zine (short for magazine), was the brainchild of young punk guitarist Justin Marler, who left his music in 1991 to live as an Eastern Orthodox monk in the mountains of Northern California. In the monastery, Justin collaborated with Orthodox monks and friends to launch Death to the World – a vehicle to unmask the darkness of modern times, and even more radically to shine a light on the way forward. Their message? The 2000-year-old ascetic and mystical tradition of Orthodox Christianity.
Punks to Monks traces the history of Death to the World and its phenomenal rise, including Marler’s own journey, told here for the first time. Meet the second generation of Orthodox youth who took up the ‘zine in 2006 and continue it until now, their Serbian counterparts, and the readers who have used it as a lifeline for thirty years.
Publisher: St. Nicholas Press (2025)
Pages: 150
ISBN: 979-1-63551-123-9
For international orders (except Canada, Australia and UK) please Click Here