Frederica Mathewes-Green

Facing East

A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy

Talking Points

Frederica Mathewes-Green is the author of numerous books about early and Eastern Christian spirituality and the Orthdox 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.

Description

Following the framework of the Orthodox calendar, Mathewes-Green chronicles a year in the life of her small Orthodox mission church. Among the icons and unfamiliar sacraments, the stately rituals and prayers, Mathewes-Green weaves a beautiful, moving, and funny portrait of her own experience as a cautious convert.