I’ve heard from people I trust that it’s a great intro to Orthodox Theology. This other book that I read in my catechism (Church sponsored Orthodoxy 101 class) just frankly wasn’t written very well… I’m about 10% through this new one and I’m liking it a lot better. It feels less watered down.
It’s also ironically my first read ever by a Russian author which may piss off my russian lit nerd friends unless they are also ortho