At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy - Softcover

Mathewes-Green, Frederica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1888212349 ISBN 13: 9781888212341

Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Acclaimed author Frederica Mathewes-Green takes us through a typical Divine Liturgy in her little parish of Holy Cross in Baltimore, setting of her well-loved book "Facing East." Interspersed with reflections on the liturgy and the Orthodox faith are accounts of adventures around the country. In all the places she visits and all the people she meets, Frederica finds insights about faith, American life and what it means to be human and she shares these insights with the wit, pathos and folksy friendliness that have made her one of the most beloved spiritual writers in America.Listen to Frederica's podcast, [i]Frederica Here and Now[/i], at www.ancientfaith.com.Frederica Mathewes-Green is an Eastern Orthodox author and speaker on the subjects of religion and abortion. She holds a BA in English from the University of South Carolina and an MA in Theological Studies from Virginia Theological Seminary. Her husband, Fr. Gregory Mathewes-Green, is an Eastern Orthodox priest. Her writing has been compared to Erma Bombeck and Garrison Keillor.

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Review

The wonderful title of this book gives a glimpse into its subject: a life at the crossroads of everyday life in America and the timeless rituals in a Christian Orthodox service. Full of information about this ancient church, Mathewes-Greene--author of Facing East and a columnist for Christianity Today--uses a style that is both quirky and intellectual, moving easily from the conversational ("this wasn't one of those woo-woo spiritual experiences where everything goes misty") to references to great Orthodox theologians and rich, Annie Dillard-like prose. One example is her brief description of a young man she saw in California who believed he was Christ: "This is just someone's boy, someone's dreamer, who grabbed a sheet out of the linen closet and walked out of the suburbs, a nice young man breaking someone's heart, lost and gliding over the beautiful Santa Rosa Mountains in a private plane of bliss." While bearing the hallmarks of a fairly recent convert to the faith (some readers will have to adjust to her celebration of orthodoxy at the expense of both Catholicism and Protestantism), the book makes a fine introduction to orthodoxy for contemporary readers. --Doug Thorpe

About the Author

Frederica Mathewes-Green is a popular speaker and the author of numerous books, including [i]Gender: Men, Women, Sex and Feminism[/i], published by Conciliar Press. She is also the host of the popular Ancient Faith Radio podcast, [i]Frederica Here and Now[/i]. She lives in Linthicum, MD.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1888212349
• ISBN 13: 9781888212341
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274