Facing East

Zusatztext "I predict Facing East will inspire many to investigate Orthodoxy." Informationen zum Autor Frederica Mathewes-Green is the author of numerous books about early and Eastern Christian spirituality and the Orthodox Church. She is a columnist for Beliefnet.com, a commentator on National Public Radio, and writes movie reviews for National Review Online . She and her husband, Fr. Gregory Mathewes-Green, have three children and five grandchildren. Klappentext The Classic Story of a Family's Pilgrimage into the Orthodox Church Veiled in the smoke of incense, the Eastern Orthodox Church has long been an enigma to the Western world. Yet, as Frederica Mathewes-Green discovered, it is a vital, living faith, rich in ritual beauty and steadfast in integrity. Utilizing the framework of the Orthodox calendar, Mathewes-Green chronicles a year in the life of her small Orthodox mission church, eloquently illustrating the joys and blessings an ancient faith can bring to the worshipers of today. Zusammenfassung The Classic Story of a Family's Pilgrimage into the Orthodox Church Veiled in the smoke of incense, the Eastern Orthodox Church has long been an enigma to the Western world. Yet, as Frederica Mathewes-Green discovered, it is a vital, living faith, rich in ritual beauty and steadfast in integrity. Utilizing the framework of the Orthodox calendar, Mathewes-Green chronicles a year in the life of her small Orthodox mission church, eloquently illustrating the joys and blessings an ancient faith can bring to the worshipers of today.

Product details

• Authors: Frederica Mathewes-Green, Mathewes-Green Frederica
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2006
• EAN: 9780060850005
• ISBN: 978-0-06-085000-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Biography: general, Philosophy, Memoirs, Christianity, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Christian life and practice, Spirituality and religious experience, Religion and beliefs, Gender studies: women and girls, Relating to Christian people and groups, East Asian and Indian philosophy, East Asian religions, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, RELIGION: History, RELIGION: Christian Living / General, RELIGION: Christian Living / Personal Memoirs, RELIGION: Spirituality, RELIGION: Christian Church / History, PHILOSOPHY: Essays, PHILOSOPHY: Eastern, HISTORY: Essays, RELIGION: Christianity / Orthodox, Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches