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Prolific Author, Commentator to Read Writings

The first "Writers Read" program of second semester at Eastern Mennonite University will feature Frederica Mathewes-Green, essayist, author, movie critic and radio commentator. She will read from her published works 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, in Martin Chapel of the seminary building at EMU.

Frederica Mathewes-Green

Mathewes-Green, of Baltimore, Md., is a wide-ranging author whose work has appeared in such diverse publications as the Washington Post, Christianity Today, Smithsonian, the Los Angeles Times, First Things, Books & Culture, Sojourners, Touchstone and the Wall Street Journal. She is a regular columnist for the multifaith web magazine Beliefnet.com, and she writes movie reviews for National Review Online.

Her commentaries have been heard on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Her essays were selected for "Best Christian Writing" in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006. She has published seven books and over 600 articles.

Her newest book, "The Open Door" (ParacletePress), explores the intense and mysterious realm of icons. The author invites readers to worship alongside those for whom icons are a regular facet of worship and to discover the many insights these pieces of sacred art can provide.

Raised in Charleston, SC, Mathewes-Green received her BA in English from the University of South Carolina and an MA in theological studies from Virginia Episcopal Theological Seminary.

Admission to the program, which includes dinner, is $14. Registration is required by Jan. 19 by calling the language and literature department at 540-432-4168.

— article by: Jim Bishop; posted January 11, 2007