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Praying with icons / Jim Forest.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forest, Jim (James H.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Orthodox Eastern Church.
- Icons--Cult.
- Icons.
- Icons--Meditations.
- Orthodox Eastern Church--Prayers and devotions.
- Genre:
- Prayers and devotions.
- Meditations.
- Prayers.
- Devotional literature.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 218 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Revised, expanded edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [2008]
- Summary:
- First published ten years ago, Praying with Icons has been widely recognized as a modern spiritual classic. Both for readers familiar with this tradition as well as newcomers, Forest describes the history and theology behind icons, how they are made, and how they are used as a guide to prayer. Icons, he shows, are not simply illustrations or "art" in the usual sense, but aids to prayer and contemplation, windows on the divine. Drawing on a rich selection of classic and contemporary icons, he offers a series of meditative reflections on some of the most typical images, including Christ, Mary, and the saints.
- Contents:
- Introduction : one person's journey to icons
- In the image of God
- A short history of icons
- Qualities of the icon
- The making of an icon
- Color in iconography
- Rules for the icon painter
- An iconographer's prayer
- Prayer
- Learning to pray
- Praying in body and soul
- The face of the savior and icons of Christ's mother
- Christ, pantrocrator : Lord of creation
- Devotion to Christ's mother
- The Mother of God of the sign
- The Mother of God of tenderness
- She who shows the way
- Icons of the great feasts
- Annunciation
- Christ's nativity
- Christ's baptism : theophany
- Transfiguration
- The raising of Lazarus
- Entry into Jerusalem
- The Holy Supper
- Crucifixion
- Resurrection
- Ascension
- The descent of the Holy Spirit
- Holy Trinity
- The dormition of the Mother of God
- Icons of saints
- Devotion to the saints
- Archangels
- Saints Anne and Joachim
- Saint Nicholas the wonderworker
- Saint Martin of Tours
- Saint Gerasimos, desert father
- Saint George the dragon slayer
- Saint Sergius of Radonezh
- Saint Seraphim of Sarov
- New martyr Saint Elizabeth
- Saint Maria of Paris
- Holy fools
- Prayers of the day
- Morning prayer
- Evening prayer
- Compline
- Prayer of intercession
- The Litany of Peace
- Obtaining icons or icon prints.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-218).
- ISBN:
- 9781570757587
- 1570757585
- OCLC:
- 173683587
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