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ISBN-10:: 1888212349
ISBN-13:: 9781888212341
Pub. Date:: 05/27/2019
Publisher:: Ancient Faith Publishing

ISBN-10:: 1888212349
ISBN-13:: 9781888212341
Pub. Date:: 05/27/2019
Publisher:: Ancient Faith Publishing

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

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Overview

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.

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ISBN-13:	9781888212341
Publisher:	Ancient Faith Publishing
Publication date:	05/27/2019
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	274
Sales rank:	889,939
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Frederica Mathewes-Green is a wide-ranging author whose work has appeared in such diverse publications as the Washington Post, Christianity Today, Smithsonian, the Los Angeles Times, First Things, Books & Culture, Sojourners, Touchstone, and the Wall Street Journal. She has been a radio and TV commentator, a columnist, book and movie reviewer, records a podcast for Ancient Faith Radio, and was a consultant for Veggie Tales. Frederica is a popular speaker and has been interviewed almost 700 times. She lives with her husband, the Rev. Gregory Mathewes-Green, in Baltimore, MD, where he is pastor and she is the "Khouria" of the parish they founded, Holy Cross Orthodox Church. Their three children are grown and married, and they have 13 grandchildren.

Prologue: Re-Scandalized

At the Corner of Maple and Camp Meade Road

1. The Curse of the Law

7:53 a.m.: Kairon, Vesting Prayers, and Proskomedia

2. Jesus of Santa Rosa

At a Mexican Restaurant in Santa Rosa

3. Suffering

8:31 a.m.: Matins

4. Dirty Words

At a Radio Station in Baltimore

5. The Virgin Theotokos

9:36 a.m.: The Divine Liturgy: Opening Antiphons and Litanies

6. Carolyn Writes an Icon

At a Townhouse in Arbutus

7. Holy Texts and Holy Doubt

9:55 a.m.: The Little Entrance, Trisagion Hymn, Scriptures, Sermon

8. Sad Santa

At a Thrift Shop in Glen Burnie

9. Not Seeker-Friendly

10:12 a.m.: Prayer for the Catechumens

10. Twelve-inch Mohawk

At a Campsite in Bushnell

11. Something Specific

10:15 a.m.: Cherubic Hymn, Great Entrance, Kiss of Peace, Creed

12. My Father

In a Place Unknown

13. Not Like Judas

10:42 a.m.: The Eucharistic Prayer

14. Rachel Weeping

At a Prison in Coldwater

15. “This is a hard saying”

10:54 a.m.: Receiving Communion

16. Where Will You Spend Eternity?

At a Buffet in Selma

17. Lasagna

11:11 a.m.: Concluding Prayers and Dismissal

Appendix: First Visit to an Orthodox Church

Twelve Things I Wish I’d Known

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Editorial Reviews

When this book succeeds, it does so beautifully: Mathewes-Green (Facing East) has crafted a stirring tribute to Eastern Orthodoxy, geared for the beginner. She patiently explains Orthodoxy's emphasis on tradition and conciliar decision making, rigid fasting requirements, use of icons and commitment to transcendent liturgy. (The book also closes with a helpful appendix about what to expect in an Orthodox service.) Her discussion of hell is probably the most lucid since C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce. Moreover, she accomplishes this in a well-balanced tone that is personal and often hilarious but never embarrassingly confessional or cheap. Why, then, are parts of this book so disappointing? Mathewes-Green approaches Orthodoxy with a convert's enthusiasm, sometimes making theological comparisons based on negative stereotypes of other religious traditions. She chastises Evangelicalism, which she claims debases authentic faith with its trinkets, trendy bands and weepy teens. Roman Catholicism does not fare much better, with what she deems its overreliance on papal authority and its "helpless... vapid" Virgin Mary. Eastern Christianity is superior, Mathewes-Green contends, because it is strong, rigorous and masculine (her term); Western Christianity is accommodating, consumer-oriented and therefore feminine. Her gender stereotypes go downhill from there: when she finally addresses Orthodoxy's unwillingness to ordain women, she insists it is not a problem because men's special church leadership responsibilities counterbalance women's clear, vital roles as mothers. Mathewes-Green's reliance on this hackneyed and feeble argument is disappointing in a book that, at other times, shows tremendous promise and theological depth. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

In the tradition of Kathleen Norris and Esther de Waal, Mathewes-Green (an NPR All Things Considered commentator and the author of Facing East) offers her reflections on life as a believer--in her case, an Orthodox Christian believer. She and her husband, both formerly Protestants, lead a parish composed mostly of converts. Chapters on the liturgy alternate with chapters on everyday life, and what comes through is both a deep love of Orthodoxy and a sense of wonder and awe. She admits that, being a recent convert, she has to avoid the tendency to gush, and her knowledge of Orthodox history seems a bit superficial. But her writing has an immediacy that brings the reader into the life of Orthodoxy. The descriptions have the same intimate feel as those on NPR. For general readers.--Augustine J. Curley, O.S.B., Newark Abbey, NJ Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

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