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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Liturgical Life, Theology
Admiring the Theotokos at Her Dormition
It is a privilege to share the Dormition of the Theotokos with you,* especially since the Orthodox manner of regarding the Virgin Mary is in some ways, as on this happy feast-day, perhaps more evolved than in my own church. Mary is so deeply embedded in Orthodox devotion that she is praised in the Divine…
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Theology
Image and Likeness and Profound Cognitive Disability
by Petre Maican The distinction between image and likeness is one of the recurring themes in the patristic writings and one of the main building blocks of modern Orthodox theology. But is this distinction useful for answering the anthropological question from the perspective of disability? Is it useful to speak about image and likeness in…
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