Articles Featuring the Iconology of the School

A New Icon: The Ecumenical Council of Nicaea

A true icon must not only be the record of an event in Church history. It should lead the viewer to the contemplation of the essentials of the event—to its mystical, spiritual side and its salvific effects. The intention behind this new icon, The Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, is to bring out the full significance of an Ecumenical Council. This didactic icon can be viewed as a paradigm expressing the various dimensions that need to be sensed in any proper Church synod…

Iconology as the Key to Theology

by Vladislav Andrejev

It is somewhat difficult to interpret the term “icon” because it can comprise various aspects of human creativity, both secular and ecclesiastic. Any kind of art needs some sort of textual explanation, but the field of iconography especially needs a clearly defined teaching… (In progress)

The Iconology of the Prosopon School

by Vladislav Andrejev

This article offers a summary of themes developed by the Prosopon School, which might be helpful to those who are willing to get acquainted with the School, as well as to those who are school participants already, for a more clear view of what has been learned and accomplished and of what needs further development and research. The terminology used in the article is specific to the School method, though is understandable to an attentive reader. It is based on traditional concepts, such as a use of words: man, he, himself in relation to a single human being as well as to the whole mankind, as in a biblical verse: “ God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him”, or to ”a person or individual” (Webster Dictionary). The translation is made from the Russian original text, and might benefit from further clarifications. The Russian text is also offered to a Russian speaking reader.