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● Is Venerating Icons Idolatry? - By Timothy Copple.
● The Iconic and Symbolic in Orthodox Iconography: An Introduction - By Bishop Auxentios of Photiki.
● A Discourse in Iconography - By Saint John of San Francisco. The alarming emergence of certain "Orthodox" icons from within various convert groups—ones painted with a rather Rockwellian "pastel cuteness" and sensuality that trivializes the faith, or that introduce theological aberrations—has necessitated the appearance of this fine essay. However, an inquirer into Orthodoxy will also find many helpful insights into how we view icons.
● In Defense of Icons - The classic work by St. John of Damascus (730 AD).
● Documents of the Seventh Ecumenical Synod in Nicea (787 A.D.) - This synod was the climax of all the centuries of Christological disputes. By this synod the meaning of the Incarnation of Christ was given full expression, for she worked out the theological basis for the veneration of icons from the dogma of the Person of Christ. The presuppositions of the iconoclasts were Monophysite, and the defenders of Orthodoxy, chiefly St. John of Damascus and St. Theodore of Studios, answered the heretics with Christological arguments. Do Protestant readers understand this interrelation between the Incarnation and icons?
● Windows Into Heaven - By Iconographer Tom Tsagalakis. Icons are reminders of the spiritual world. They are windows into eternity; a holy space depicting sacred reality in the course of humanity.”
●T he Icon FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About Icons - By Father John Whiteford, St. Jonah of Manchuria Orthodox Mission (ROCOR), Conroe, TX.
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