Icons and the Liturgy, East and West: History, Theology, and Culture

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Icons and the Liturgy, East and West: History, Theology, and Culture is a collection of nine essays developed from papers presented at the 2013 Huffington Ecumenical Institute’s symposium “Icons and Images,” the first of a three-part series on the history and future of liturgical arts in Catholic and Orthodox churches. Catholic and Orthodox scholars and practitioners gathered at Loyola Marymount University to present papers discussing the history, theology, ecclesiology, and hermeneutics of iconology, sacred art, and sacred space in the Orthodox and Catholic traditions. Nicholas Denysenko’s book offers two significant contributions to the field of Eastern and Western Christian traditions: a critical assessment of the status of liturgical arts in postmodern Catholicism and Orthodoxy and an analysis of the continuity with tradition in creatively engaging the creation of sacred art and icons. The reader will travel to Rome, Byzantium, Armenia, Chile, and to other parts of the world, to see how Christians of yesterday and today have experienced divine encounters through icons. Theologians and students of theology and religious studies, art historians, scholars of Eastern Christian Studies, and Catholic liturgists will find much to appreciate in these pages. Contributors: Nicholas Denysenko, Robert Taft, S.J., Thomas M. Lucas, S.J., Bissera V. Pentcheva, Kristin Noreen, Christina Maranci, Dorian Llywelyn, S.J., Michael Courey, and Andriy Chirovsky. List of Illustrations vii Introduction 1 Nicholas Denysenko PA R T O N E Scholarly and Historical Analyses C H A P T E R O N E Icon and Image East and West 13 Robert F. Taf t, S .J. C H A P T E R T WO Out of the White Box and Back to Imagery: Post–Vatican II Iconoclasm and Beyond 35 Thomas M. Lucas, S .J. C H A P T E R T H R E E Vital Inbreathing: Iconicity beyond Representation in Late Antiquity 56 Bissera V. Pentcheva PA R T T WO Anthropological and Cultural Treatments C H A P T E R F O U R Shaping the Sacred: Icons, Processions, and the Presence of the Holy 77 Kirstin Noreen C H A P T E R F I V E Sacred Art in Armenia: Exterior Sculpted Reliefs 104 Chr istina Maranci C H A P T E R S I X From Trent to Tierra del Fuego 128 Dor ian Llywelyn, S .J. PA R T T H R E E Pastoral Reflections C H A P T E R S E V E N Sources of Inspiration for the Contemporary Iconographer 151 Michael Courey C H A P T E R E I G H T Can I Pray with This Icon If It’s Only a Print? Toward a Pastoral Interpretation of Orthodox Iconography 164 Andr iy Chirovsky Conclusion 191 Nicholas Denysenko Appendices 197 List of Contributors 201 Index 202