Living Icons presents an intimate portrait of holiness as
exemplified in the lives and thoughts of ten people of faith in the
Eastern Orthodox Church. In this inspiring volume, Michael Plekon
introduces readers to a diverse and unusual group of men and women
who strove to put the Gospel of Christ into action in their lives.
The "living icons" Plekon describes were, among other things,
priests, theologians, writers, and caregivers to the homeless and
poor. One was an artist who became the greatest icon painter in
this century; another was assassinated for his teachings in
post-Soviet Russia. These remarkable people of faith lived through
times of great suffering: forced emigration, the Great Depression,
World War II, and the Cold War. Many of them were criticized, if
not condemned, by ecclesiastical opponents and authorities. Yet
each demonstrate a unique pattern for holiness, illustrating that
the path to sainthood is open to all. With the fall of state
socialism, Eastern Orthodox churches and monasteries are being
reopened and receiving renewed interest from believers and
nonbelievers alike. Plekon calls to our attention people like Saint
Seraphim of Sarov (1759-1832), a monk, mystic, counselor, healer,
and visionary; Father Alexander Men (1935-1990), a Russian whose
writings after Glasnost ultimately led to his tragic assassination;
Mother Maria Skobtsova (1891-1945), a painter, poet, and political
activist who was killed in a concentration camp for hiding her
Jewish neighbors; and Father Lev Gillet (1893-1980), one of the
twentieth century's greatest spiritual teachers. Living Icons,
which includes a foreword by Lawrence S. Cunningham, brings to life
the beautiful, and often unfamiliar, spirituality of the Eastern
Orthodox Church through some of its most remarkable members. It
shows with simplicity and clarity that Christ and the Gospel are
often manifested in extraordinary ways in the lives of ordinary
people.
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