Prayer: A Personal Conversation with God?: What is prayer and why we pray

by Sergei Sveshnikov

Presented at Sts. Cyril & Athanasius of Alexandria Institute for Orthodox Studies Symposium “Prayer in the Church Fathers” on 17 February 2013, San Francisco, California

16 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2014

About the author

Born and raised in the collapsing Soviet Union, Father Sergei's formative years fell during the perestroika period of the 1980s and tumultuous '90s. He studied psychology and sociology at the Ulyanovsk Branch of the Moscow State University.

After coming to the United States, Father Sergei served in the U.S. Navy, and continued his studies at Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville and Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Father Sergei received both a Master's of Applied Theology and a Master's of Divinity degree from Marylhurst University. In 2001, he was ordained to the holy priesthood and appointed the rector of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia Church in Mulino, Oregon, where he continues to serve.

Reviews

[Karen R. Todorov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick and insightful

Short enough to read in one sitting AND have time to contemplate. Very strong metaphorical images truly transmit the main idea.