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Great Lent: Journey to Pascha
| Alexander Schmemann | |
| St Vladimirs Seminary Pr (1974) | |
| Paperback | |
| 3 copies available (1 copy out on loan) | |
| Editorial Reviews Product Description This revised edition of Father Alexander Schmemann's Lenten classic examines the meaning of Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, the Prayer of St Ephraim the Syrian, the Canon of St Andrew of Crete and other neglected or misunderstood treasures of Lenten worship. Schmemann draws on the Church's sacramental and liturgical tradition to suggest the meaning of Lent in our life. The Lenten season is meant to kindle a 'bright sadness' within our hearts. Its aim is precisely the remembrance of Christ, a longing for a relationship with God that has been lost. Lent offers the time and place for recovery of this relationship. The darkness of Lent allows the flame of the Holy Spirit to burn within our hearts until we are led to the brilliance of the Resurrection. About the Author One of the foremost Orthodox Christian theologians of the twentieth century, Fr Alexander Schmemann (1921-1983) was a renowned preacher to the East through his Radio Liberty broadcasts to Soviet Russia; and a priest to the West and Professor of Liturgics and Dean at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY. Known primarily for his eucharistic centered theology, Fr Alexander was named by Skylight Publishing as one of the 'Spiritual Innovators: Seventy-Five Extraordinary People Who Changed the World in the Past Century.' |
