The Illumined Heart

Short review: I listened to this as I was at the dentist getting a crown put in. So I wasn't as closely paying attention as I do sometime.

I like Frederica Mathewes-Green and really appreciate her introduction to the Eastern Orthodox world. I think this is the third or fourth books of hers I have read (and a bunch of articles). But as much as I like the short introductions from a couple of different perspectives as I have read her work, many of my questions are not quite answered. I need to do some more focused reading around Orthodox theology. But I don't really have time for that now. So I will keep poking around the edges. This primarily focuses on the liturgy and why Orthodox focus on maintaining the ancient liturgy is important. Orthodox focus on whole body, not just intellectual or individualist as is common among western evangelicals.

My only slightly longer review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/illumined-heart/