Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy

Name: Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy
Brand: HarperOne
SKU: 850000
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Author: Frederica Mathewes-Green
ISBN: 9780060850005

By: Frederica Mathewes-Green

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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, Orthodoxy is a vital and living faith, rich in ritual beauty and steadfast integrity. Facing East is a one-year chronicle of a life lived in this faith. Among icons and unfamiliar sacraments, the stately rituals and prayers, Mathewes-Green weaves a beautiful, moving, and funny portrait of her own experience as a cautious convert. Through her own compelling story, and that of her family, Mathewes-Green revels the human face of a millenia-old tradition, eloquently illustrating the joys and blessings an ancient faith can bring to the worshipers of today.

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Title: Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy
By: Frederica Mathewes-Green
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 272
Vendor: HarperOne

Dimensions: 8.00 X 5.25 (inches)
Weight: 8 ounces
ISBN: 0060850000
ISBN-13: 9780060850005
Stock No: WW850000

Author Bio

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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.