The Virgin Mary

by Alexander Schmemann

Book Overview

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...

• 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

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Introduction to the Nicean-Constantinopolitan Creed

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.