At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodoxy is one of North America's fastest-growing faiths, yet relatively few people understand this non-Western form of Christianity. At the Corner of East and Now helps the reader comprehend both the roots of this ages-old tradition and the passion with which it is practiced by its...
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Eastern Orthodoxy is one of North America's fastest-growing faiths, yet relatively few people understand this non-Western form of Christianity. At the Corner of East and Now helps the reader comprehend both the roots of this ages-old tradition and the passion with which it is practiced by its contemporary followers. "An excellent invitation to Christians of the West to understand a tradition in which worship has neither beginning nor end."-The Dallas Morning News
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781585420445 (1585420441)
Publish date: September 4th 2000
Publisher: Tarcher
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Christian,
Faith,
Christianity,
Spirituality,
Theology
I'm on a roll these days getting books by Frederica Mathewes-Green from the library. Frederica is an interesting woman. Raised nominally Roman Catholic, she became angry in her teens at the "skip Mass and go to hell" message that was communicated to her, and promptly became an atheist. She wander...
Excellent book for both the baptized Orthodox and those interested in finding out more about it. [Nov. 2008]