The quotation “Martha, Martha, thou art cumbered about with many things: but one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her” is as common in Russia as “faith without works is dead” is common here. Speaking roughly, Eastern Christianity is associated with Mary’s good part and Western Christianity with the way of Martha and service. The two aspects seem to be irreconcilable, but they are not; and I have called my book _The Way of Martha and the Way of Mary_ because the ways of the sisters are as touchstones for Christianity, and in their reconciliation is a great beauty. If you would know what a nation is, you must ask what is the religion of …
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