About the book: 2012 / Information about the source When using library materials, a link to the source is required. When publishing materials on the Internet, a hyperlink is required: Internet publication Electronic Library "Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh" (mitras.ru/). The book "Man before God" is compiled from the oral speeches of Metropolitan Anthony and covers the period from 1969 to 1991. These are conversations on the radio (in Russian BBC broadcasts) and in Moscow apartments during Bishop Anthony’s visits to Russia, as well as extra-liturgical conversations in a London parish during Lenten and Christmas retreats. Anthony of Sourozh’s conversations are united by the general mood of standing before God. This book requires inner silence and slow reading: similar to the pauses that the Bishop himself made during conversations in his community.