Gazing on God

Trinity, Church and Salvation in Orthodox Thought and Iconography
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-227-17446-3
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 255 g

Reihe: James Clarke and Co Ltd

An original introduction to the theology and spirituality of the Orthodox Church through the imagery of its iconographic traditions.

An exposition of Orthodox systematic theology, 'Gazing on God' is written from the point of view of the experience of the faithful, drawing on traditional icons and liturgy.

By tracing the depth of some key Christian concepts -salvation, Logos, the Trinity- Andreas Andreopoulos provides a framework for the theology of experience. In the following chapters seven select icons are analyzed, in order to demonstrate the theological ideas and themes that may be revealed by studying Christianity through iconography. The analysis touches on topics such as time (the eternity of God, 'flat' liturgical time), space, the Church as the Body of Christ, and the Trinity.

'Gazing on God' offers to all Christian traditions a demonstration that, while our understanding of the development of Christian views and attitudes is guided by the history of theological ideas, Christianity includes from the beginning a strong dimension of meta-linguistic knowledge, which is expressed in its liturgy, as well as in its symbolism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andreopoulos, Andreas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Östliche & Orientalische Orthodoxe Kirchen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Perspective

Part One: The Theology of Experience
1. Faith and Experience
2. Logos
3. Christ and the Trinity
4. Time, Space and Eternity in the Liturgy

Part Two: An Icon Exhibition
5. Icons: The Way to Gaze on God
6. The Crucifixion
7. The Descent into Hades
8. The Protection of the Theotokos
9. The Life Giving Fountain
10. The Burning Bush
11. The Bogolubskaya
12. The All Seeing Eye of God

Part Three: Holding the Gaze
13. After the Icon Exhibition

14. Towards a Meta-linguistic Theological Methodology

Referenced Works and Suggested Further Reading
Index