For the life of the world : sacraments and orthodoxy

In For The Life Of The World Alexander Schmemann Suggests An Approach To The World And Life Within It, Which Stems From The Liturgical Experience Of The Orthodox Church. He Understands Issues Such As Secularism And Christian Culture From The Perspective Of The Unbroken Experience Of The Church, As Revealed And Communicated In Her Worship, In Her Liturgy - The Sacrament Of The World, The Sacrament Of The Kingdom. -- Publisher's Description. The Life Of The World -- The Eucharist -- The Time Of Mission -- Of Water And The Spirit -- The Mystery Of Love -- Trampling Down Death By Death -- And Ye Are Witnesses Of These Things -- Appendices: Worship In A Secular Age -- Sacrament And Symbol. Alexander Schmemann. Rev. And Expanded Ed. Of: Sacraments And Orthodoxy. 1965. Includes Bibliographical References. This book was originally written to serve as an outline for students in a discussion of the Christian "worldview." It suggests an approach to the world and to man's life in it that stems from the liturgical experience of the Orthodox Church. Alexander Schmemann understands issues such as secularism and Christian culture from the perspective of the unbroken experience of the Church, as revealed and communicated in her worship, in her liturgy -- the sacrament of the world, the sacrament of the Kingdom. - Publisher. The life of the world -- The Eucharist -- The time of mission -- Of water and the spirit [concerning Baptism] -- The mystery of love [concerning Holy Matrimony] -- Trampling down death by death [concerning the funeral rite] -- And ye are witnesses of these things -- Appendix 1. Worship in a secular age -- Appendix 2. Sacrament and symbol