Description: 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.
Brief description:
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.
Review Quotes:
"An illuminating glimpse of this piece of the contemporary American religious landscape...Writing with charm and humor..." - Publishers Weekly
"A mine of information about the customs and spiritual life of the Orthodox church..." - Kirkus Reviews
Mathewes-Green introduces the reader to the world of the Orthodox in the best possible way." - Charleston Post and Courier
"An insider's view of Orthodox life and practice." - Commonweal
"I predict Facing East will inspire many to investigate Orthodoxy." - The Baltimore Sun