Pepe Rios

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The Mexican Revolution of 1910 has broken out and the death of the protagonist's father sets in motion a chain of events that sends Pepe Ríos on a long journey across a confused and angry country in search of peace as the world around him becomes a battlefield.

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De un lado y otro del Río Grande. (nuevas grabaciones musicales de música latina)(TT: From both sides of the Rio Grande) (TA: new Latin music recordings): An article from: Semana

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De un lado y otro del Río Grande. (nuevas grabaciones musicales de música latina)(TT: From both sides of the Rio Grande) (TA: new Latin music recordings): An article from: Semana
Olivia P. Tallet
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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on May 21, 1998. The length of the article is 592 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Author: Olivia P. Tallet
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Luz de esperanza en la temporada.(TT: Light of hope in the season.): An article from: Siempre!

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Luz de esperanza en la temporada.(TT: Light of hope in the season.): An article from: Siempre!
Eduardo del Río
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Pepe Rios

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Scintilating and mysterious...

McKillip has better works out there

Disappointing for McKillip

Three sisters, three towers

"You Are the Measure of What I Win or Loose in Gloinmere..."
The Tower at Stony Wood
Patricia A. McKillip
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World Fantasy Award-winning author McKillip (Song for the Basilisk) returns with another lyrical, richly detailed fantasy. Cyan Dag, knight of Gloinmere, is sworn to serve King Regis Aurum of Yves. Cyan's oath leads him headlong into dangerous magical territory, however, when Idra, Bard of Skye, reveals that the King's new bride, Lady Gwynne, is an impostor. The true Lady Gwynne is trapped in an enchanted stone tower in distant Skye, a magical mirror her only means of viewing the outside world. Bound by his oath to protect the King, Cyan rides west to free Lady Gwynne. In the meantime, Thayne Ysse, son of the king of Ysse, has never forgotten his father's defeat at the hands of King Regis Aurum. Now he seeks a tower guarded by a dragon, a tower filled with gold enough to raise a new army and defeat Yves once and for all. And in another ancient tower outside the coastal village of Stony Wood, Melanthos, the daughter of a land-bound selkie and a fisherman, obsessively embroiders pictures of a lonely woman trapped in a distant tower who may or may not be real. Although Cyan Dag took up his quest with one goal in mind, he soon realizes that the only route to saving Lady Gwynne lies tangled with the lives of Thayne and Melanthos, and in the mysterious motives of Idra and her woods-wise sister Sidera. Once again McKillip skillfully knits disparate threads into a rewardingly rich and satisfying story. --Charlene Brusso

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Scintilating and mysterious..........2007-03-13

I really enjoy McKillip's intriguing characters who are often set in a twisted set of mishaps, meetings, and conflict. She sometimes requires a bit of patience, but if you finish to the end, you won't be left unsatisfied. :) Her images and settings and characters are infinitely varied and magical.

McKillip has better works out there.......2005-08-06

I love her work - I really do. I have read half a dozen by now and ordered the rest already. Her poetic way, her romantic stories, her incredible dialogues keep drawing me in for more.

However, I think after wading through half a dozen of her work, I have to admit that McKillip tends to be rather...well...repetitive. Granted, some might call this 'style'. But I think that with the kind of creativity she is showing, she could surely come up with more startling and overwhelming work.

My favorite so far is 'In the Forest of Serre'. That one seemed a perfect combination of legend, myth, reality. Alphabet of Thorn wasn't that bad, either. This novel, however, from the veyr beginning failed to put its hooks into me like the others did. The story started interesting enough. But I get the feeling that as her careers peaks, McKillip is drawn to write more absurd and vague. Which leaves a good amount of confusion that the reader feels forced to sort through and with this one it led to a point when I was reading merely for the sake of her style, not the story that evaded my understanding with every page. I could not connect the events at all and none of the characters were loveable as they had been in 'Winter Rose' for instance. They seemed aloof and two-dimensional - chess pawns that I wasn't really interested in. The ending felt rushed and completely unsatisfactory. I felt left hanging despite the so-called explanations and couldn't bring myself to accept it somehow. It felt as if the novel was suddenly forced to be finished and she had done exactly that - at the cost of a lame ending.

Sadly, not even her suberp lyrical style was enough to save this story for me. I still think that it is a good read if you have nothing else at hand and feel like a little poetry. But if you want more substantial works, she has other books out there.

Disappointing for McKillip.......2005-05-08

I found that the author's style was poetic as usual, but that the story lacked cohesiveness, even at the end (when eveything is supposed to fall in place). Yes there were no truly evil characters, but I still felt no connection to any of the characters except Sel. She was the only one with an inner landscape. She was the only one whose motivations were made clear. She was also the only one I cared about enough about to want to know what her fate might be.

I felt that all the other characters were flat "characterizations." There was the "knight," the "damsel in distress," the "warrior," the girl waiting at home for her love to return, the couple who argued, the doddering king and the "evil" queen.

I especially found the "false" queen's motivation lacking any coherence or relevance. This is in direct contrast to my still favorite McKillip novels "the riddle Master of Hed" series. In them, by the end there is a rationale for the tribulations the protagonist must suffer through. As well, Morgon's triumph in the Riddle Master is on a the broadest scale, that of mastery over a wonderfully detailed world. In this novel the resolution (if one could even call it a resolution) seems trivial.

Another area that McKillips usually satisfies is the connection of the characters to their land. This is clearly lacking here.

Of course this is only my opinion. I have read all of McKillip's works, and have come to expect a great deal from her.

Three sisters, three towers.......2005-05-02

First let me say that I absolutely love Mckillip's books, although I have only read three. I am sure the others are just as good though and I intend to read them soon.
This book is really several tales wound seamlessly together into one story. Each chapter alternates between several characters: Cyan Dag, a knight of Gloinmere, Thayne Ysse, heir to the throne in the North Islands, Melanthos, a baker's daughter in Skye and Sel, the baker.
The plot is complex and confusing, but if you are willing to not know any more than the characters and try to figure it out yourself, you will love it. Mckillip doesn't give you all the answers, she makes you think before you can find them.
The basic plot is that the king of Gloinmere has married a lady from Skye, but Cyan has reason to think that she is not who she seems to be. The real lady has been imprisoned in a tower in Skye and the Bard of Skye (she helps Cyan figure this all out) sends him off to rescue her.
Meanwhile, in the North Islands, Thayne's father has sent him off to find another tower in Skye. This one is supposed to have a dragon guarding it and treasure within. They want to use this treasure to build an army and free the islands from Gloinmere.
Thayne and Cyan meet several times on their quests and Thayne thinks that Cyan is trying to find the treasure tower too. They both wind up there eventually and Thayne masters the dragon and almost kills Cyan. However, he stops himself at the end because he realizes that Cyan saved his brother in a long ago battle. Cyan also meets the Bard's sister.
In the baker's house, other events are going on. Melanthos goes to a tower everyday with a mirror that shows her stories. She embroiders the stories and lets the wind take her work. However, these keep ending up in strange places. Her mother, Sel, is also drawn to the tower, but she is making something entirely different.
These stories all eventually meet up and come together in the end. I won't spoil it for you by giving away what the truth of everyone's situation is, but the three mysterious sisters are identified and we finally know some of the secrets of the three towers. The resolution still leaves you with a lot of questions, but it makes you think about what the story is really about.
One interesting thing in this book is that there are no villains. Mckillip's characters are not two-dimensional "good" or "bad" characters. You find yourself rooting for all of them, in different ways. One other thing I'd like to mention: there is an actual place called Skye. It's in Scottish history, if you've ever heard of Culloden or anything. In reality it's an island, and the one in the book isn't, but I thought it was an interesting coincidence.
Anyway, I really liked this book and I would highly recommend it to any fantasy lovers who don't mind books that aren't clear cut. Mckillip's beautiful prose more than makes up for that. As she says, "We embroider our days. Life weaves." So embroider your day by reading this book, it will leave you in awe.

"You Are the Measure of What I Win or Loose in Gloinmere...".......2005-04-06

Patricia McKillip is one of the most unique fantasy writers out there, blending echoes of ancient stories in with intricate and elegant poetic-prose that may surprise those new to her writing style. I must admit that her work is an acquired taste, it took me a few tries to fully understand and appreciate her work; to grasp the story underneath the many-layered poetic language that she invokes.

"The Tower at Stony Wood" is no exception to this style, so if you are a first-time reader to McKillip, and find this book incomprehensible; don't give up - try another of her books and you'll most likely become attuned to her way of writing and become as big a fan as I am. In this case, McKillip borrows two ideas from Celtic folklore: the legend of the selkies, half-seal, half-fish women that sometimes abandon the seas to live on the earth, and the famous image of "The Lady of Shallot" (best known through the works of poet Alfred Tennyson) - the lonely woman who weaves the images she sees in her mirror, imprisoned in a stone tower.

In Arthurian legend, this woman is Lady Elaine, who died of her unrequited to Sir Lancelot, but here McKillip gives her a new identity. Cyan Dag is a loyal knight of the King of Gloinmere, who also rules over the isle of Skye and the Northern Isles of Ysse. King Regis Aurum has just taken a bride from Skye, but a bard that has travelled with the bridal party shares with Cyan a terrible revelation: that the new queen is an imposter, and the real Lady Gwynne is imprisoned in a tower, forbidden from seeing the world in its reality.

Meanwhile, Thayne Ysse, the heir to the throne of the Northern Islands broods over his country's defeat at the hands of Regis's men, which resulted in his father's madness, his younger brother's crippling, and the terrible penalties of tribute and taxes that followed. He is determined to right the wrongs placed against him, and so goes out in search of a dragon guarded tower which is said to contain a treasure that will certainly provide for an army marching on Gloinmere.

And finally, on the island of Skye, in the Stony Wood, in a sea-tower sits Melanthos, who spends her days weaving and watching the images in a small mirror, that reveals another woman, watching another mirror... Melanthos and her mother Sel are entranced by this vision, steadily rejecting the real world in favour of this strange sight.

Before the story is over, each of these tales will find each other, woven together by the arts of three mysterious sisters and connected by three very different towers.

Ultimately, I don't think "The Tower at Stony Wood" is McKillip's best work - she instigates two plot twists during the course of the story, and whilst the first one is rather intriguing, it isn't followed up properly, making the second twist rather irksome. Perhaps it warrants a second read, but it just didn't seem entirely convincing to me.

As a side-note, if you own Loreena McKinnitt's album "The Visit", then you might be interested in reading this book whilst listening to the track "The Lady of Shallot" - it's what inspired McKillip to write this novel, and its lyrics are based on Tennyson's original poetry.

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The novelization of the sixth season cliffhanger: Deep Space Nine and the crew of the "Defiant" face off against The Dominion.

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Superb story, beautifully told........2004-09-11

In this, the conclusion to the "Dominion War" series, we have the novelization of the final seven episodes of the sequence leading up to the re-taking of Deep Space Nine by the Federation, as seen in the television series. It's a very moving, very powerful, very action-packed series of episodes, and makes for an equally impressive novelization. What's surprising is that Diane Carey actually does it justice; all too frequently, she gets carried away with attempts to be a clever wordsmith and use the language creatively; usually, these attempts fall flat as she manages only to use the language incorrectly. In this book, not only does she do very little of this (I can only think of one example; she refers to Sisko's "magistrating events" when clearly she means "orchestrating"; it is true that a magistrate CAN be an "administrator", and thus, by a large stretch, one could say that Sisko was "administering" events by managing them, but the more commonly understood meaning of "magistrate" is "judge", and she was definitely not trying to tell us that Sisko was "judging" events. He was arranging them, and the proper term for that would be "orchestrating", even if that word HAS been used in that sense before and she therefore finds it boring) but in most cases, when she used words in an attempt to be creative, it actually worked. And, as usual, her characterizations, her pacing, her plotting (in those cases in which she filled in missing gaps in the plot) were all excellent. This story is a must for any fan of the series "Deep Space Nine", for any fan of Star Trek in general, and indeed for anyone who enjoys a well-written Space Opera. If, of course, you hate science fiction in general or the action-based "Space Opera" subgenre, this story won't do anything for you, but if that's the case, why are you bothering to read this review? You already know you don't want to read the book.

Would have read better had I not seen the show first........2003-12-25

Book 4 continues where book 2 left off [books 1&3 should really be part 1 of the Dominion War, and books 2&4, part 2]. I believe had I not just watched DS9 on DVD that I would have enjoyed book 2&4 more than I did. The episodes were among my favorite, but reading it, much of which is taken word for word from the show, hardly offered new exciting twists. I agree you get a lot deeper insight into characters, especially Sisko and Martok's plan to do something about the War. At times I questioned whether Carey was right about some of the inner thoughts of Sisko and whether the produces of DS9 had the same views, or if Carey just invented them. Either way, it works. It's also good to see more of what happens when the Defiant goes off on a mission, esp. when Dax is in command. It was also good to see Charlie Reynolds and his crew. For that, I give this book 4 stars rather than 3, and also because I believe if one hasn't seen these episodes, that the books will be quite enjoyable. Seeing O'Brien on a suicide mission was quite funny, although the Tex character seemed very odd and out-of-place. Personally I prefered TNG books (1&3) more.

Once More Into the Breach...........2003-08-14

Diane Carey continues on with this incredible adaptation of the Deep Space Nine episodes. This final book in The Dominion War series leaves me waiting for the re-runs to start-up.

I enjoyed this freshly re-told tale, including the introduction of new characters. The brief mention of one of Sisko's friends-Charlie Reynolds-allowed Carey to develop a ship and crew I fell in love with. The final weaving of their story left me touched. I felt involved with a new friend and sad to see it end.

Diane Carey always provides me with a surprise, every time I grab up a Star Trek novel by her. Most times I expect to be disappointed by a new cast of characters, but by the final page, I always wish I had more time with them. She provides me with the most mixed emotions and jumbled feels. It is always a pleasure to read her magic.

This is the final book in the four part series. I searched for all four of these books together so I would not be lost. Many times I could find the pairing: both DS9 or both TNG, but felt that I needed them all together. I was wrong. Although marketed as a single series, it was simply two, two-part series, with no tie-ins between them. As independent story, take the time to enjoy them.

My Advice: Read Something Else.......2001-09-02

I recently read through Dominion War 2 and 4. As I write this, it is 9/1/01, so I've had plenty of time for the episodes to churn through my head... I couldn't believe much of what I was reading. I remember enjoying most of the Diane Carey books I've read, including her novelizations, but this one was, shall we say, less than enjoyable. The necessary condensation of the episodes is frustrating at times, many of the best scenes being removed, but I expected that with 6 1/2 hours of TV being adapted into a little over 500 pages. But much of the writing makes me wonder if Diane Carey really watched the show. The characters just don't sync up with what we see on-screen. Here Sisko is not the same captain who read the names of every casualty in the war. He his cold, caring only about his immediate goals and ignoring the deaths of hundreds or thousands. (Admittedly, much of the relevant on-screen character development came AFTER the novel was written.) The "Tex" character (a less-than-subtle allusion to Chuck Norris) seems completely out of place, and serves as a ridiculous deus ex machina to allow O'Brien to escape the Jem'Hadar. But not before he outruns a dozen Jem'Hadar shooting at him... on foot... with an injured knee. In both of these novels (and "What You Leave Behind") the Jem'Hadar are treated as slow and stupid, and Carey repeatedly insists that they were bred for space combat, and clumsy on land. This attitude also makes the complex characters in "Rocks and Shoals" seem out of place.In the end, I often found myslef wondering if the author was confusing the Jem'Hadar and the Borg. (Why *does* she incessantly refer to the Jem'Hadar as white? She did the same thing in her novelization of WYLB.) Also the scale of the war frequently seems diminished from what we encounter on the show. Even the novel covers are symptomatic of this, showing only two ships on each cover. Don't get me wrong: The novel isn't horrifyingly bad. Despite my many qualms, I got through it rather painlessly. But it was a strain to see so much inconsistency. Spelling and logical mistakes abound as well. The Jem'Hadar are mispelled EVERY SINGLE TIME in book 2. NOVEL-ONLY SPOILER: The Centaur is chased by three Jem'Hadar ships: One breaks off, one is destroyed (by throwing a rope at it, no less [in a way that admittedly SOUNDS good, but when broken down, just wouldn't work]), and the Centaur gets home safe. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER SHIP??? Please, save yourself an exercise in frustration and just find something else to read.

Again a good cover of the show.......2000-06-17

Along with book two of this series, this book covered seven episodes from Deep Space Nine. I enjoyed the different presectives in these two books. Good work Diane Carey! She has done plenty of covers of episodes and has done well again.

Immoral Angel vol. 3: Suffering and Sacrifice (Immoral Angel)

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Immoral Angel vol. 3: Suffering and Sacrifice (Immoral Angel)
Koh Kawarajima
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Fujimori sacrifica a Montesinos.(Alberto Fujimori, Presidente, Vladimir Montesinos, antiguo jefe de seguridad, Perú)(TT: Fujimori sacrifices Montesinos.)(TA: ... of security, Peru): An article from: Proceso

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Fujimori sacrifica a Montesinos.(Alberto Fujimori, Presidente, Vladimir Montesinos, antiguo jefe de seguridad, Perú)(TT: Fujimori sacrifices Montesinos.)(TA: ... of security, Peru): An article from: Proceso
Angel Páez
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Substitution in the Hebrew cultus (Andrews University Seminary doctoral dissertation series)

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A Modern Walk down an Old Path

Pleasant but not very informative

A great way to communicate Orthodoxy

Better than her first book about her pilgrimage

Excellent writing but some serious misgivings

At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy
Frederica Mathewes-Green
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The wonderful title of this book gives a glimpse into its subject: a life at the crossroads of everyday life in America and the timeless rituals in a Christian Orthodox service. Full of information about this ancient church, Mathewes-Greene--author of Facing East and a columnist for Christianity Today--uses a style that is both quirky and intellectual, moving easily from the conversational ("this wasn't one of those woo-woo spiritual experiences where everything goes misty") to references to great Orthodox theologians and rich, Annie Dillard-like prose. One example is her brief description of a young man she saw in California who believed he was Christ: "This is just someone's boy, someone's dreamer, who grabbed a sheet out of the linen closet and walked out of the suburbs, a nice young man breaking someone's heart, lost and gliding over the beautiful Santa Rosa Mountains in a private plane of bliss." While bearing the hallmarks of a fairly recent convert to the faith (some readers will have to adjust to her celebration of orthodoxy at the expense of both Catholicism and Protestantism), the book makes a fine introduction to orthodoxy for contemporary readers. --Doug Thorpe

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Eastern Orthodoxy is one of North America's fastest-growing faiths, yet relatively few people understand this non-Western form of Christianity. At the Corner of East and Now helps the reader comprehend both the roots of this ages-old tradition and the passion with which it is practiced by its contemporary followers.

"An excellent invitation to Christians of the West to understand a tradition in which worship has neither beginning nor end."-The Dallas Morning News

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A Modern Walk down an Old Path.......2006-02-11

Several months ago I was handed a copy of At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy by Frederica Mathewes-Green. As a Protestant Christian who has become interested in the Orthodox Church in the last year I was curious to read what this convert to the ancient faith had to say about it. She gives us a personal glimpse into life, both her own and that of her Church parish, as well as of the Orthodox Church from the time of Christ until now. Sandwiched between beautiful descriptions of the liturgy, she reflects on many aspects of common life and weaves them together into a continuous thread.
Mathewes-Green's writing is engaging: she draws the reader into the life of the church with her colorful descriptions and warmth. Along the way one becomes acquainted with her, her family, and the members of their church parish. Her writing is personal, passionate, and at times humorous. While this book is not intended to be a deep look into Orthodoxy there is a lot that can be learned about the history and traditions of the Church. In the back of the book is an article by the author titled "First Visit to an Orthodox Church- 12 Things I Wish I'd Known". To someone who is not at all familiar with Orthodoxy I would recommend skipping to this section and reading it first, as she essentially takes you through a service in the course of the book. This will give you a bit of familiarity as you walk through the liturgy with her. Each chapter reads like an essay, alternating between the Church service and vignettes from her life and the lives of those she has encountered as she walks out her faith in this world.
While I appreciate the love and affection that Mrs. Mathewes-Green has for the Orthodox Church, I found her descriptions of Protestantism to be rather trite and tasteless at times. Although I see many of the same problems in Protestantism that she apparently does, her portrayal of it seems to be condescending. In one chapter she describes a post-abortion ministry to prisoners. She went back and forth between the service there, with plenty of hype and tears, and the amazing stories of some Orthodox men tortured in Eastern Europe for their faith. I felt that it was not a fair contrast and was not sure why she chose to paint the two pictures together. I assume that many people who read this book will be Protestants who have a sincere love for the Lord, and if she is trying to convince us of the deeper faith of Orthodoxy, then it would have served her better to present it without making Protestantism out to be silly.
In the final chapter, she clears up something that I'd wondered about. "This is not to say that Christian believers of other churches can't possibly know Jesus...... But we are confident that everything needed for salvation can be found here: the fullness of faith, the sacraments and disciplines, the saints and angels. We frankly believe that this is the best place for anyone to be." I'm glad that she at least grants that we may know Jesus after all!
All that said, I would recommend At the Corner of East and Now to anyone interested in learning more about Orthodoxy. It is interesting and informative and an enjoyable read. Frederica Mathewes-Green succeeds in spinning the sacred and the mundane together into a single cord and she challenges the rest of us do do that as well.

Pleasant but not very informative.......2006-01-27

ON THE CORNER OF EAST AND NOW is a lightweight introduction to Orthodox Christianity and its worldview by Federica Mathewes-Green, wife of an Orthodox priest and noted commentator on contemporary religious issues. The book is geared toward non-Orthodox readers interested in the Orthodox faith who would be intimidated by more substantial introductions such as Bishop Kallistos Ware's classic THE ORTHODOX CHURCH.

The book is built around the Sunday-morning service. Each chapter begins by examining a portion of Matins or the Divine Liturgy before branching off into other topics. Some of the facets of Orthodoxy that Mrs Mathewes-Green discusses include the organization of the Church, the settlement of the ancient disputes in ecumenical councils, the use of icons, and the role of Mary. She also talks about other current religious trends, such as evangelical Protestant megachurch worship, Christian death metal bands, proselytizing, etc. A large part of the book is about life in her own parish, with characters readers may know from her earlier book FACING EAST. The narrative has a somewhat "feminine" tone to it with its emphasis on small-town (or, rather, small-parish) life, like the novels of Miss Read.

While some of Mathewes-Green's observations are interesting, and she is generally an entertaining writer, I think that the work ultimately fails as an introduction to Orthodoxy. There's just not that much here, and at the end the reader knows little more than if he had read one of the pamphlets a church keeps in the entrance. If you have a family member interested in Orthodoxy, they might not want to tackle something like Bishop Kallistos' book now, but taking them to an actual service would do more for them than handing them Mrs Mathews-Green's work.

A great way to communicate Orthodoxy.......2003-12-16

As an enquirer into Orthodoxy myself, I really enjoyed reading Mrs. Mathewes-Green's book. She finds a way to blend the ancient and mystical side of Orthodoxy with the contemporary and modern culture of our time and have it all make sense. There are so many little aspects to this book that make it so great to read. Green educates you about the finer points of the Liturgy and Orthodox worship, but she doesn't beat you over the head with it. She discusses her family's pilgramage into the Orthodox Church, but she does so within the confines of personal stories that deal with a specific topic.

Some of the more memorable chapters in this book include the one where she discusses her experience at a Christian rock concert. The Orthodox Church believes that her worship is ancient, apostolic and should not be altered to suit the cultural climate of the times, yet at this event Green experienced a wilder and somewhat darker side to Christian worship that is very different that what Orthodoxy has to offer. I also liked the chapter where she describes her Christmas shopping venture with her daughter. Furthermore, I like the chapters discussing the Divine Liturgy ceremony of their particular parish, and the descriptions of all the different Church members. Since their parish is mostly a convert parish with few cradle Orthodox, it sounds like their worship is more lively and involves more participation than most Churhes that have mostly cradle Orthodox.

This is a great book to give to someone who doesn't understand what the Orthodox Church is, and how they approach worship and devotion. Green makes the material accessible, understandable, but also makes it educational and informative.

Better than her first book about her pilgrimage.......2002-10-17

I really like 'At the Corner' FMG really gives the reader insight and a sense of personal struggle, triumph and fulfillment in her second installment of her story of going into the ancient Church of Christ. With a wry sense of preception she tells us all the great and little details of an ex-hippie struggling with TRUE spirituality as she and her husband establish a Orthodox mission in small town America.
You will benefit from this book in your spiritual quest, whether Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant. It is simply a wonderful read, in fact I read it in 3 days, it was so interesting. Well worth it!

Excellent writing but some serious misgivings.......2002-08-19

This should be rated at least four stars-I gave it three stars for a reason. More on that later.

Mathewes-Green is fantastic in describing the everyday life in and around a small Orthodox mission parish. Her explanations of icons and Orthodox services are satisfying. The vignettes involving her children are amusing.

Having already read Facing East,I know that the Father Gregory in this book is actually her husband. Why she did not make this distinction in this book is unclear.

Now-to the reason behind the three stars. I am not a fundamentalist or an evangelical Christian,but I was very disturbed by her comments on the worship styles of these particular Christians. Her smug thoughts during a clearly evangelical post-abortion counseling seminar in a prison setting is appalling. I'm sure they would have plenty to say about the Orthodox style of worship. By the way,Ms. Mathewes-Green,I do feel the presence of the Lord in my Sunday services,even if I do have to shuffle pages in my hymnal. Cartoonish,Ms. Mathewes-Green? Perhaps you should consider the history behind such "cartoonish" worship styles of Pentecostalism and other worship styles of rural whites and African-Americans. And the part about such worship lacking theology just added to the public display of her ignorance. I understand that she believes that Orthodoxy is *the way* to worship,but such comments directed to other Christians is ridiculous.

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