Word Magazine April 1977 Page 13 ST. JOHN OF DAMASCUS AND HIS THEOLOGY OF HOLY IMAGES Father Joseph Antypas On the theology of the Holy Images, the place of St. John of Damascus is quite important and far-reaching. Very little is known about the life of St. John of Damascus. He was born in the [...]
Word Magazine June 1959 Page 9 THE HOLY ICON: PIETY OR THEOLOGY? By Aristeides Papadakis Holy Cross Orthodox Theological School “I have seen the human image of God, and my soul is saved.” ST. JOHN OF DAMASCUS The Eastern Orthodox Church is par excellence the worshipping Church. Faith without worship can have no meaning for [...]
The Icon (from greek - image, portrayal) by Ludmila Hashem Christian sacred art beginning in the first century and flourished in forth A.D. You need to look at Icon not as an identifying God but as a symbol, which provides spiritual unity in one’s approach to God; penetration into supernatural world through the object of [...]
Word Magazine January 1987 Page 5 THE ICON AND YOU by Father Alexander Jasiukowicz In a series of upcoming articles it is intended to guide the reader into the world of iconography and to explain the fundamental significance of this sacred art. Following the feast of the Theophany of our Lord, a priest, according to [...]
Word Magazine March 1978 Page 5-7 THE IMAGE OF THE CHURCH She presides both from gleaming apsides and from “beautiful corners” in humblest homes — this icon of divine maternity in cobalt, vermilion, and gold. How many have sought solace in those brooding, knowing yet loving eyes? Innumerable tapers of supplication, of love, and of [...]
Word Magazine April 1987 Page 6-8 THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST AND THE BASIS FOR ITS ICONOGRAPHY To understand the nature of the icon and to be able to read the contents of it, one has to understand the basis for a particular icon. In this article, examining representations of our Lord’s Resurrection, we will explore [...]
Word Magazine March 1987 Page 8 THEOLOGY IN COLOR by Father Nicholas Ozolin Why do we Orthodox like to speak about “theology in color” and what does this expression stand for? Concerning “theology,” things seem to be rather clear. For an Orthodox Christian this word means the knowledge and teaching of the Church about God, [...]
Word Magazine December 2000 Page 22-23 WHAT DO ICONS MEAN? By Michael Goltz The iconography of our Orthodox Church, with all of its symbolism and spiritual meaning, is central to the Church’s teaching. People are greatly influenced by what they contemplate, and so the Church, in its love for its faithful, has given us iconography [...]
Word Magazine September 1964 Page 5-6 WHAT ORTHODOX ICONOGRAPHY IS by Photios Kontoglu The religion of Christ is the revelation, by Him, of the truth. And this truth is the knowledge of the true God and of the spiritual world. But the spiritual world is not what men used to—and still do—call “spiritual.” Christ calls [...]
THE SACRED ART JOURNAL VOLUME 13 NUMBER 3 SEPTEMBER 1992 A Publication of the St. John of Damascus Association of Orthodox Iconographers, Iconologists, and Architects FRESCO HISTORY AND TECHNIQUE Part 1 by Richard and Deborah Zuccarini Page103-112 Flgtze 1. Fresco painting and color grinding. From a Florentine print, c. 1465. MY FIRST INTRODUCTION to the [...]