Alexander Schmemann (1921–1983) was a Russian-born Orthodox theologian and Dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, whose books For the Life of the World and Introduction to Liturgical Theology are among the most important works in 20th-century Orthodox theology.
Developed an Orthodox theology of the Eucharist and liturgy as 'the sacrament of the world'; transformed Orthodox liturgical theology.
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