Talks on the Beatitudes: “Blessed Are the Peacemakers”; “Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted for Righteousness’ Sake”

by Alexander Schmemann

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (Matt. 5:9)—thus says the seventh Beatitude. What does it express, what does it point to in the teaching about being human that is given to us in the Sermon on the Mount?

First of all—what is peacemaking?

Alexander Schmemann

The Rt. Rev. Alexander Schmemann was an Orthodox theologian who played a central role in founding the Orthodox Church in America. He was a graduate of St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris. He was Dean of St. Vladimir’s Seminary from 1962 to 1983, and also taught at Columbia University, New York University, and Union Theological Seminary.

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