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Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art. Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800. Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape. Byzantine Empire, 717.
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Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
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Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape • II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape • II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity • A. Tradition - 3 emphases:
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape • II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity • A. Tradition - 3 emphases: • 1. Bible 2. Creeds 3. 7 Ecumenical Councils
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape • II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity • A. Tradition - 3 emphases: • 1. Bible 2. Creeds 3 Ecumenical Councils • B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality
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Iconostasis in cathedral of the Annunciation in Moscow Kremlin, Russia 5-tiered iconostasis
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape • II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity • A. Tradition - 3 emphases: • 1. Bible 2. Creeds 3 Ecumenical Councils • B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality • III. The Meaning of Icons
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape • II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity • A. Tradition - 3 emphases: • 1. Bible 2. Creeds 3 Ecumenical Councils • B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality • III. The Meaning of Icons • A. History: The Iconoclastic Controversies
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape • II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity • A. Tradition - 3 emphases: • 1. Bible 2. Creeds 3 Ecumenical Councils • B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality • III. The Meaning of Icons • A. History: The Iconoclastic Controversies • B. Theology & Spirituality
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape • II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity • A. Tradition - 3 emphases: • 1. Bible 2. Creeds 3 Ecumenical Councils • B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality • III. The Meaning of Icons • A. History: The Iconoclastic Controversies • B. Theology & Spirituality • 1. Icons Preserve 3 Truths
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape • II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity • A. Tradition - 3 emphases: • 1. Bible 2. Creeds 3 Ecumenical Councils • B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality • III. The Meaning of Icons • A. History: The Iconoclastic Controversies • B. Theology & Spirituality • 1. Icons Preserve 3 Truths • 2. Icon Art is Literary Art
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art • I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800 • A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape • II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity • A. Tradition - 3 emphases: • 1. Bible 2. Creeds 3 Ecumenical Councils • B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality • III. The Meaning of Icons • A. History: The Iconoclastic Controversies • B. Theology & Spirituality • 1. Icons Preserve 3 Truths • 2. Icon Art is Literary Art • 3. Icons are Liturgical Art
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