For the life of the world

New York: National student Christian federation, 1963. Binding: Paperback
Pages: 86

Preface:
This book was originally written to serve as an outline for students in a discussion of the Christian "worldview." It suggests an approach to the world and to man's life in it that stems from the liturgical experience of the Orthodox Church. Such issues as secularism and Christian culture are viewed 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. According to Thomas Merton, writing in Monastic Studies, For the Life of the World is a powerful, articulate, and, indeed, creative essay in sacramental theology...Schme­ mann can allow himself to go to the very root of the subject without having to apologize for his forthrightness or for his lack of interest in trivialities." The author, Father Alexander Schmemann, former Dean and Professor of Liturgical Theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, was educated in France at the University of Paris and the Orthodox Theological Institute of St Sergius. Known as a dynamic and articulate spokesman for Orthodox Christianity, Father Schmemann's powerful and perceptive writings have been instrumental in conveying Orthodoxy to an ever-growing audience. Other books by Father Schmemann published by St Vladimir's Semi­ nary Press include Church, World, Mission; The Historical Road ofEast­ ern Orthodoxy; Great Lent; Introduction to Liturgical Theology; Of Water and the Spirit; Ultimate Questions: An Anthology of Russian Religious Thought; The Eucharist; and Celebration of Faith.

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