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  and will think about how its vision might shape our worship and our lives. 

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