Author Description

Catherine de Hueck Doherty draws rich spiritual insight from her Russian heritage as she speaks of the many meanings of sobornost, a Russian word meaning unity - and much more - a word possessing an extraordinary range of value, opening immense horizons for meditation on the various byways of the spiritual life. In a world fragmented by sin, violence and every kind of evil, sobornost is, first of all, the unity of the Trinity. It is the love song of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is the reuniting of man with God after the fall, the reconciliation of man with man, church with church, East with West. "Let us face the fact," she writes, "that unless we live the gospel - not only preach it, but live it - there can be no unity among us, no sobornost, no gathering of like minds." There is a lot in this book about the gospel: about prayer and fasting, apostolic fire, the service that is the laying down of one's life, about seeing all people - friend and enemy - in Jesus and the Father.