Summary

For the Life of the World is one of the most influential books ever written on the sacraments.

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But this classic text by the Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann encompasses all of the Christian experience, inviting the reader into a pattern of “sacramental living.” This workshop provides an accessible introduction to For the Life of the World and will think about how its vision might shape our worship and our lives. 

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