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At the Corner of East and Now
- A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy
- De: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Narrado por: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Duración: 7 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
In an audiobook eagerly awaited by her growing retinue of fans, she brings listeners inside the world's oldest Christian faith, illuminating Eastern Orthodoxy in a manner similar to Kathleen Norris's exploration of Benedictine spirituality. An ex-hippie and former social radical, the author often writes humorously about her unusual road from Woodstock to the altar of an Orthodox church, where she is the pastor's wife.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So encouraging & helpful!!
- De T. Bourne en 10-28-20
- At the Corner of East and Now
- A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy
- De: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Narrado por: Frederica Mathewes-Green
Comfortable journey through modern Orthodox life
Revisado: 05-17-20
At the Corner of East and Now is available in print, via Kindle, and in audio versions. I received a download of the Audible file for my review. Thank you to Ancient Faith Ministries.
The author, Frederica Mathewes-Green is a Christian Orthodox convert and wife of a priest. She holds a theology degree, has written 10 books, authored countless discourses for the likes of NPR, Christianity Today, and Ancient Faith Ministries as well as other media outlets. She is a frequent flier because of her popularity as a speaker. I find these facts to be intimidating. However, her style and books have been the most welcoming and helpful I have found on my own recent journey to Orthodoxy. She comes across as warm and approachable. This book is anecdotal and includes stories of the people she has met on her travels as well as of her own family and fellow congregants interspersed with reflections of what it is to be Orthodox. This is not a textbook or the first book one should read for an explanation of the traditions of the Orthodox church. It is a pleasant discourse, not a heavy tome of the early church fathers. It is perfect for where I am now, Orthodox for a few years but still wet behind the ears and in need of some comfort food. I can relate to many of the people whom she is telling me about because I have met their counterparts. There are moments when the storyteller in her voice steps aside for the teacher. I had to hit rewind numerous times in order to better absorb what she was explaining to me, for example the cutting of prosphora, the communion bread. My problem with audio books is that I have not found a satisfactory way to underline, highlight and write in the margins. To me this book deserves all of those things, but if I had held a paper book, or downloaded a kindle version I would have missed her voice which was as comforting as the lasagna she talks about in the final chapter.
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