This is post 5 of 5 in the series “The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division?” ( Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) The Renaissance of the Canonical Icon Since the end of the 19th century, starting in Russia, the Orthodox Church in all its zones began to experience a rediscovery of its own […]
This is post 4 of 5 in the series “The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division?” (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) What Is It a Sign of? Among Western Christians, there is a very clear interest in icons. Following Orthodox Christians themselves, certain Catholics and Protestants have rediscovered canonical icons, that is, Christian images […]
This is post 3 of 5 in the series “The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division?” (read Part 1 and Part 2) Some Other Points The Silence of the New Testament To support their theological arguments, the iconoclasts said that the silence of the New Testament on the question of Christian images supports their rejection […]