April 2006 * Web version
THE SIMPLICITY of Orthodox iconography is a fruit of divine memory, expressed not only in iconography but also in the (equally simple) doctrinal or ethical teaching. The Orthodox iconographer depicts a living testimony from his life with the Christ. He does not figure a ‘great event’, but he remembers Him, contributing this memory to the identical memory of the Church. Orthodox iconography is what exists, when we don’t have ‘artistic’ ambitions, and also when we don’t believe in a God unknown, abstract or private. This is why all Orthodox icons make miracles. More
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New @ The European Prospect
Ovid, The Rape of Europa
Dante, The Vision of a Universal Superstate
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New posts @ Elpenor's Koinonia
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Ecology
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The
silent room (on the future of philosophy)
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Greek
pronunciation (new thread)
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Philo and the Incarnation of Logos
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Etymology of the name of Greece
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Greek and
Mideastern-European Languages
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Politeia
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Future
of Christianity in Europe
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Mail selections
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What is the
motivation of ELPENOR Web?
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Citing ELLOPOS Resources
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The original
language of the New Testament
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The core meaning of
the word Baptism
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The meaning of Arete
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Plato's Ideas
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The mystical
meaning of confirmation
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Λάθη των Ορθοδόξων
σήμερα
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The Revolt of the
Masses and the Culture of Critique
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What is Synesis?
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'Never,' said my aunt, 'be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.'
(added to Copperfield Quotes, by Luis de Blas)
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