Two modern elegant English versions of major Byzantine religious poetic masterpieces: the 6th century Akathist to the Blessed Virgin Mary; and the later medieval Akathist to the Most Sweet Lord Jesus.



The award-winning Translator is Professor of Byzantine Christian studies at Columbia University, New York, and the Nielsen Professor of Church History at Union Theological Seminary. The texts of these two gracious prayer settings are prefaced with a short historical introduction, and set for possible use as liturgical resources for Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, or Episcopalian prayer services.