The Virgin Mary
This volume, the third in a collection of sermons by Fr Alexander Schmemann, is on a topic that was particularly close to his heart: the Virgin Mary. The "Theotokos," as Mary is usually referred to among the Orthodox, figures prominently in Byzantine liturgical worship. While no single service is without one or more references to her, Eastern Orthodox theological manuals have little to say about Mary beyond repeating the primarily Christological titles affirmed by the Third Ecumenical Council ? "Theotokos," "Birthgiver of God." It is to the Eastern liturgical tradition, then, that one must turn for a more developed Mariology. Eastern hymnographers, drawing on Scripture, the early Christian Apocrypha and on a rich theological tradition, went far beyond the laconic definition of the Third Ecumenical Council. Fr Schmemann draws on all these to explain Mariology to a modern audience.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0881411418
ISBN13:9780881411416
Release Date:March 2001
Publisher:St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
Length:93 Pages
Weight:0.26 lbs.
Age Range:16 years and up
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Outstanding Introduction to the Nicean-Constantinopolitan Creed
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The book is little more than a transcript of Radio Liberty Broadcasts pumped into communist Russia during the Cold War. Fr. A. knew his audience: atheists, agnostics and those clinging to what remained of a brutally persecuted Christian Church. This book, while outlining and explaining the Creed --the common symbol of faith for all Christians-- begins with the question: what is belief? It is here that Fr. A shines with his simple and direct answers targetting his main audience. Highly recommended.
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