Lecture by Fr. Robert Arida Part of the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held at Fordham University on May 30 – June 1, 2023 From panel session 1, “Sacred Space,” moderated by Dr. Peter Bouteneff
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The Sacred Vocabulary of Modern Architecture
Lecture by Inga Leonova Part of the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held at Fordham University on May 30 – June 1, 2023 Part of panel session 2, “The Sacred and the Avant-Garde,” moderated by Sergei Chapnin
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Le Corbusier and Asceticism
Lecture by Joseph L. Clarke of the University of Toronto Part of the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held at Fordham University on May 30 – June 1, 2023 From panel session 2, “The Sacred and the Avant-Garde,” moderated by Sergei Chapnin
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Lecture by Cornelia Tsakiridou Part of the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held at Fordham University, May 30 – June 1, 2023 Part of panel session 1, “Sacred Space,” moderated by Dr. Peter Bouteneff
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Lecture by Michael J. Crosbie of the University of Hartford Part of the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held at Fordham University May 30 – June 1, 2023 From panel session 1 on “Sacred Space,” moderated by Dr. Peter Bouteneff
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The Gleaming Marble of St. Nicholas Shrine in Light of Byzantine Tradition
Lecture by Jaime Rall of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Part of the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held at Fordham University on May 30 – June 1, 2023. From panel session 2, “Byzantium | Manhattan,” moderated by Rev. Dr. Nicholas Denysenko.
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Lecture by Kyle Dugdale of Yale University From the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity” held at Fordham University, May 30 – June 1, 2023. From session 3, “Byzantium | Manhattan,” moderated by Rev. Dr. Nicholast Denysenko
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Lecture by Archpriest Alexis Vinogradov From the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held at Fordham University May 30 – June 1, 2023 From panel session 2, “The Sacred and the Avant-Garde,” moderated by Sergei Chapnin
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What Does It Mean for the Architect, for the Community, for the Church?
Lecture by Sergei Chapnin of Fordham University. Part of the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held at Fordham University May 30 – June 1, 2023. Panel Session #4 (Tradition Today and Tomorrow), moderated by Fr. Geoffrey Ready
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Liturgy and Architecture in the 21st Century
Lecture by Rev. Dr. Nicholas Denysenko of Valparaiso University. Part of the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held at Fordham University May 30 – June 1, 2023. Panel Session #4 (Tradition Today and Tomorrow), moderated by Fr. Geoffrey Ready
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The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity
Architect David Hotson speaks on the design of the Armenian Orthodox Church of Saint Sarkis near Dallas, TX. The lecture is part of the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held at Fordham University May 30 – June 1, 2023. It is from the panel session “Tradition Today and Tomorrow,”…
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The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity
Keynote conversation of the conference “The Shape of the Sacred: Eastern Christianity and Architectural Modernity,” held May 30 – June 1, 2023 at Fordham University and Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine. This keynote event at Saint Nicholas features a conversation about the church between conference co-organizer Joseph Clarke and architecture critic Justin…
Continue readingThe Flame in Our Lady’s Hair
Paris is not merely a place, it is also a “way of life,” said the Athenian theologian and philosopher Christos Yannaras. And the way of life is always the result of how (the manner in which) things exist. At the onset of this millennium, Catherine Dolez, a professor at the Alliance Française, persistently argued that…
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