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What if the deepest human problem is not ignorance, weakness, or even sin-but forgetfulness?
In The Theology of Memory, Seraphim Scott explores one of the most profound yet often overlooked themes in Orthodox Christianity: remembrance. Drawing deeply from Holy Scripture, the Desert Fathers, the Philokalia, and the writings of the great saints, this book presents a sweeping vision of salvation as the restoration of humanity's memory of God. Beginning in Paradise, where Adam lived in continual communion with his Creator, and tracing the tragedy of the Fall as an act of spiritual forgetfulness, the reader is guided through repentance, prayer, the Jesus Prayer, the Divine Liturgy, the Eucharist, the lives of the saints, and the struggle against modern distraction and fragmentation. Along the way, ancient patristic wisdom is applied to contemporary life, revealing how the soul can recover its true identity and return to the remembrance for which it was created. Richly theological yet deeply practical, The Theology of Memory offers a compelling Orthodox vision of healing, watchfulness, communion, and eternal life, culminating in the ultimate hope of every Christian heart: to hear the Lord remember us in His Kingdom and restore forever the communion lost in Eden.
Robert Scott
Robert Scott discovered that true-crime writing is incredibly interesting, as "You have to be part journalist, part detective and part analytical writer for the true crime market." Robert's books have detailed the lives of killers and victims, police detectives and FBI agents—from California to Iowa, from the Canadian border to the Mexican border. They've depicted stories from a murderous male/female team in the High Sierras to a psychopathic killer on the mean streets of Los Angeles. They've also told the stories of victims, from an exotic dancer, to a beautiful but naive college girl, to a loving and vulnerable ranch wife. "The lives of the victims, and the detectives who brought them justice, are vitally important in these stories," Robert said. "I absolutely believe in a comment related to me by an Assistant United States Attorney, 'To the living we owe respect, to the dead we owe the truth.'" Robert is currently working on true crime books set in Oregon and Northern California. Robert has been on many television shows on Discovery ID, A&E, E!, and Tru TV.
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