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Frederica Mathewes-Green

Author of Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy

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Frederica Mathewes-Green is a popular speaker and award-winning author, and the Khouria (spiritual mother) of Holy Cross Orthodox Church near Baltimore, Maryland. Her other books include The Jesus Prayer, First Fruits of Prayer, and The Illumined Heart. — biography from Mary As the Early Christians Knew Her: The Mother of Jesus in Three Ancient Texts… (more)
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Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy 224 copies, 2 reviews
The Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation 223 copies, 1 review
At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian… 198 copies, 1 review
First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journey Through the Canon of St.… 160 copies
The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God 135 copies, 1 review
The Open Door: Entering the Sanctuary of Icons and Prayer (Pocket Faith… 106 copies
The Lost Gospel of Mary: The Mother of Jesus in Three Ancient Texts 73 copies, 1 review
Real Choices: Listening to Women; Looking for Alternatives to Abortion 73 copies, 2 reviews
Welcome to the Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity 68 copies, 2 reviews
Gender: Men, Women, Sex and Feminism 45 copies
Mary As the Early Christians Knew Her: The Mother of Jesus in Three… 32 copies
Praying the Jesus Prayer (Ancient Spiritual Disciplines) 26 copies
Rugăciunea lui Iisus: călăuza inimii către Dumnezeu 1 copy
Two Views of the Cross: Orthodoxy and the West 1 copy
Think of all you'd miss if your reading skills weren't 'enhance' by age 1 copy
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The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World (Contributor) 114 copies, 5 reviews
The Best Spiritual Writing 1998 (Contributor) 98 copies, 1 review
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1952-10-27
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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University of South Carolina (BA English)
Virginia Episcopal Seminary (MA Theological Studies)
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Best American Spiritual Writing (anthology selection, 2007 | anthology selection, 2006 | Best Regular Column, 2004 | 2004 | 2002 | finalist, 2000 | 2000 | 1998 | Christian Women Role Models, 1998)
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Frederica Mathewes-Green grew up in Charleston, SC. She writes on ancient Christian spirituality, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, gender and marriage, and writes movie reviews. She has published over 600 articles, most of which are available on her website, www.frederica.com. She has published 8 books and given over 400 speeches in North America and England. She and her husband, Fr. Gregory, have three children and 9 grandchildren.
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