Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey Into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy Paperback - 2006
by Frederica Mathewes-Green
Guides readers through the icons, incense, and unfamiliar sacraments, rituals, and rites of the Eastern Church. In the tradition of Kathleen Norris's THE CLOISTER WALK, this luminous chronicle of one woman's encounter with the ancient faith of Eastern Orthodoxy lifts a veil to show its enduring grace and power.
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How to Make a Church: My husband, Gary, was an Episcopal priest for fifteen year.
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Frederica Mathewes-Green became an unexpected companion on her husband's pilgrimage into a faith that is as novel to us in the West as it is ancient in the East. Like many Americans seeking a deeper faith, Mathewes-Green and her family found in Eastern Orthodoxy a faith both demanding and offering more in true devotion and spirituality. In this luminous, affectionate, and deeply personal account of her pilgrimage, Mathewes-Green reveals a church strongly rooted in the teachings of its early fathers and a tradition of principle and great beauty that has endured throughout the centuries. Following the framework of the Orthodox calendar - from Lent to Pascha to Nativity, from Vespers to feasts to fasts - Mathewes-Green chronicles a year in the life of her small Orthodox mission church. Discovering the splendor and solemnity of Orthodox ritual, exploring the daunting majesty of Orthodox services and customs, and sharing their daily anxieties, disappointments, and delights, the Mathewes-Green family and the members of the Holy Cross Mission Church reveal both the intricacies of Orthodox belief and the deep joy they have found in their new faith. At once entertaining, hilarious, and reverent, Facing East is an unforgettable portrait of the human vitality and divine essence of Eastern Orthodoxy.
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- Title Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey Into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy
- Author Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperOne, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2006-02-28
- Features Glossary, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780060850005 / 0060850000
- Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 7.84 x 5.9 x 0.65 in (19.91 x 14.99 x 1.65 cm)
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- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Dewey Decimal Code 281.973
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- Christianity Today, 05/01/2009, Page 63
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