Frederica Mathewes-Green
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Frederica Mathewes-Green is an Eastern Orthodox author and speaker on the subjects of religion and abortion. Her books include:
- Facing East, which recounts her experience as a convert to Orthodoxy.
- The Corner of East and Now, a sequel to Facing East.
- First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journey Through the Canon of St. Andrew, a devotional book for the Orthodox season of Great Lent.
- The Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation, a spiritual book.
- The Open Door: Entering the Sanctuary of Icons and Prayer (Pocket Faith Series, 4), a devotional book focusing on icons.
- Gender: Men, Women, Sex and Feminism
- Real Choices: Listening to Women, Looking for Alternatives to Abortion
Mathewes-Green holds a BA in English from the University of South Carolina (1974) and a MA in Theological Studies from Virginia Episcopal Seminary (1977). Her husband, Fr. Gregory Mathewes-Green, is an Eastern Orthodox priest. [1] She converted to Orthodoxy from the Episcopal Church in 1993 along with her husband and some parishioners from their former parish. [2] She writes about Orthodoxy with a folksy and humorous style that have led to comparisons to Erma Bombeck and Garrison Keillor. [3]
Mathewes-Green is strongly pro-life and writes and speaks against abortion. She is also critical of the more extreme elements of the pro-life movement and advocates more dialogue with pro-choice advocates.[4] She has served on the steering committee of the Common Ground Network for Life[5] and is a past vice-president of Feminists for Life of America.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.frederica.com/bio/
- ^ Facing East pp. 1-2
- ^ http://www.dneoca.org/articles/eastandnow.html
- ^ 'Pro-Life, Pro-Choice: Can We Talk?' http://www.frederica.com/writings/pro-life-pro-choice-can-we-talk.html
- ^ http://www.sfcg.org/programmes/us/pdf/manual.pdf
- ^ http://www.feministsforlife.org/taf/2004/spring/Spring04.pdf p. 15
