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Iconologie
: neuf études
par le. P. Stéphane Bigham
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(September 2005)
ISBN:
1-933275-02-2
Price:
$14.95
+ S&H (USD)
Nous ne
sommes plus au temps où il fallait justifier l’existence
de l’«iconologie» par rapport à l’«
iconographie », c’est-à-dire l’examen
des fondements théologiques du phénomène
artistique appelé icône. Est révolue aussi
l’époque où on étudiait l’icône
en particulier, et l’art chrétien en général,
uniquement du point de vue de l’histoire de l’art.
Je dis « uniquement » parce qu’il faut reconnaître
la grande valeur de ces études. Mais ce qui manquait,
et qui manque toujours dans certains cas, chez ceux dont les
prédécesseurs ont versé leur foi dans
ces images — les chrétiens orthodoxes —
c’est la conscience que l’icône n’est
pas un objet d’art de piété russe, grecque,
roumaine, etc., mais qu’elle est une image hautement
théologique qui véhicule une vision de la foi
chrétienne, voire l’Évangile, aussi authentiquement
que les livres écrits de la Bible.
L’icône
doit être comprise de l’intérieur, par
ceux qui vivent dans la tradition ecclésiale qui l’a
produite, qui l’a préservée, qui l’a
investie de sa vision dogmatique, qui l’a presque oubliée,
qui l’a redécouverte et qui a le droit de l’interpréter.
Ceux dont l’icône est une expression de leur propre
foi doivent comprendre l’icône de l’intérieur,
c’est-à-dire la vision théologique de
l’icône, pour pouvoir ensuite aider les autres
à la comprendre. Ainsi, nous espérons que ces
neuf études suivantes aideront à faire avancer
et à approfondir la connaissance du caractère
théologique de l’icône. |
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Ecclesiasticus
II: Orthodox Icons, Saints, Feasts and Prayer
By Protopresbyter George Dion. Dragas
(with a Preface by Metropolitan Methodios of Boston)
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d
Paperback
(May 2005)
ISBN:
0-9745618-0-0
Price:
$17.95
+ S&H (USD)
Ecclesiasticus
II: Orthodox Icons, Saints, Feasts and Prayer brings
together essays, which were delivered on various occasions
and are arranged into four general topics-hence the subtitle.
The first section on Icons offers an introductory lecture
on the iconoclastic dispute with a select (updated) bibliography
and a fresh exposition, on the basis of the original text
of St. John of Damascus' Defense of the Icons. The second
section on Saints represents an introduction to Orthodox Hagiography,
which was prepared for the Orthodox-Reformed Dialogue, and
offers an extensive bibliography on the subject. The third
section on Feasts is a general presentation of the major movable
and immovable feasts of the Orthodox liturgical years and
dovetails with the section on the Saints. Finally, the fourth
section on Prayer offers two expositions of the Lord's Prayer,
one by St. Maximos the Confessor and another by St. Macarios
of Corinth, which are representative of the patristic understanding
of this Prayer that constitutes the basis of Orthodox spirituality. |
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Early
Christian Attitudes toward Images
By Rev. Dr. Steven Bigham |
d
Paperback
(June 2004)
ISBN:
0-9745618-6-X
Price:
$16.95
+ S&H (USD)
READ
THE TABLE OF CONTENTS
For all
iconophiles, that is, those who accept the dogma of the Seventh
Ecumenical Council, but especially the Orthodox who claim
that the icon has a sacramental and mystical character, it
is naturally disquieting to hear the claim that the early
Christians were aniconic and iconophobic. If this claim is
true, the theology and the veneration of the icon are seriously
undermined. It is, therefore, natural for iconophiles to attempt
to disprove the thesis according to which the early Christians
had no images whatsoever (aniconic) because they believed
them to be idols (iconophobic). It is equally natural for
iconophiles to want to substantiate, as much as this is possible,
their deep intuition that the roots of Christian iconography
go back to the apostolic age. This study weakens the notion
and credibility of the alleged hostility of the early Christians
to non-idolatrous images, providing a more balanced evaluation
of this question. |
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