For the life of the world : Sacraments and Orthodoxy /
Of what life do we speak, what life do we preach, proclaim and announce when, as Christians, we confess that Christ died for the life of the world? In For the Life of the World Alexander Schmemann suggests an approach to the world and life within it, which stems from the liturgical experience of the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Yonkers, New York :
St. Vladimir's Seminary Press,
[2018].
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| Series: | St. Vladimir's Seminary Press classics series ;
vol. 1. |
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| Summary: | Of what life do we speak, what life do we preach, proclaim and announce when, as Christians, we confess that Christ died for the life of the world? In For the Life of the World Alexander Schmemann suggests an approach to the world and life within it, which stems from the liturgical experience of the Orthodox Church. He understands issues such as secularism and Christian culture from the perspective of the unbroken experience of the Church, as revealed and communicated in her worship, in her liturgy, the sacrament of the world, the sacrament of the Kingdom. For over half a century For the Life of the World has challenged, illumined and inspired readers from many backgrounds. For some it is an introduction to the Orthodox Church, while for others it is a call to plunge more deeply into the life of the Kingdom, both manifested and anticipated here and now in the liturgy of the Church. This updated edition of Schmemann's classic text includes a new foreword by Dr. Edith M. Humphrey, along with new explanatory notes and an index. |
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| Physical Description: | 186 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780881416176 0881416177 9780881416251 0881416258 |