Frederica Mathewes-Green Explained
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| Birth Date: | 27 October 1952 |
| Occupation: | Author, speaker |
| Notable Works: | Facing East, At the Corner of East and Now |
Frederica Mathewes-Green (born) is an American author and speaker, chiefly on topics related to Eastern Orthodox belief and practice.
Mathewes-Green earned a MTS degree from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1977 and received an honorary Doctor of Letters from King University in 2019. She and her family converted to Orthodoxy from the Episcopal Church in 1993.
Mathewes-Green's writing about Orthodoxy has been described as having a humorous, storytelling style, and she has been referred to as "an Orthodox Garrison Keillor." She has authored ten books, and her writings have appeared in publications including The Washington Post, Christianity Today, and The Wall Street Journal.
Mathewes-Green is active in the pro-life movement, and she served as vice-president of Feminists for Life of America. She also served on the steering committee of the Common Ground Network for Life and Choice, an organization that brought anti-abortion and pro-choice partisans together in dialogue.
Mathewes-Green is married to Rev. Gregory Mathewes-Green. The couple live in Johnson City, Tennessee. They have three grown children and fifteen grandchildren.
Books
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . Real Choices: Listening to Women, Looking for Alternatives to Abortion . 1994 . Multnomah Press . 0880706783 . en-US . 94037492 . 31289047 . 1111670M . 4 . registration.
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy . 1997 . . 978-0-0606-5499-3 . en-US . 96036700 . 35814777 . 7280003M . 4 . registration . Internet Archive.
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy . 1999-09-13 . Tarcher . 978-0-8747-7987-5 . en-US . 99029731 . 8085631M . 4 . registration . Internet Archive.
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . [{{GBurl|id=KL2oPAAACAAJ}} The Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation ]. October 2001 . Paraclete Press . 978-1-5572-5286-9 . en-US . 2001003627 . 8598508M . 4.
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . Gender: Men, Women, Sex and Feminism . 2002-10-01 . . 978-1-8882-1231-0 . Selected Writings . 1 . 8710192M . 4.
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . [{{GBurl|id=etWAzqIf7KwC}} The Open Door: Entering the Sanctuary of Icons and Prayer ]. August 2003 . Paraclete Press . 978-1-5572-5341-5 . Pocket Faith . 4 . 2003011538 . 52341438 . 8598531M . 4.
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journey Through the Canon of St. Andrew . 2005-12-30 . Paraclete Press . 978-1-5572-5469-6 . 2005023957 . 8598577M . 4 . registration . Internet Archive.
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . A Companion Guide to the Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation . March 2006 . Paraclete Press . 978-1-5572-5486-3 . 2006285902 . 69183100 . 8598588M . 4.
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . Mary as the Early Christians Knew Her: the Mother of Jesus in Three Ancient Texts . 2007 . Paraclete Press . 978-1-5572-5536-5 . 77821415 . 8598621M . 4. (originally titled The Lost Gospel of Mary)
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God . 2009 . Paraclete Press . 978-1-5572-5659-1 . 2009025235 . 318874522 . 24573818M . 4.
- Book: Andreopoulos . Andreas . Sign of the Cross: The Gesture, the Mystery, the History . Mathewes-Green . Frederica . 2011 . Paraclete Press . 978-1-5572-5874-8 . 28751143M . 4.
- Book: Mathewes-Green, Frederica . Welcome to the Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity . 2015-04-01 . Paraclete Press . 978-1-5572-5921-9 . 2014041905 . 26857206M . 4.
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