The Architecture, Icons, and Music of the Orthodox Church

by Hilarion Alfeyev

Publisher:

St Vladimir’s Seminary Press

, 2014

Overview

This is the third volume of a detailed and systematic exposition of the history, canonical structure, doctrine, moral and social teaching, liturgical services, and spiritual life of the Orthodox Church. The purpose of this series is to present Orthodox Christianity as an integrated theological and liturgical system, in which all elements are interconnected. Theology finds its expression and is shaped in the liturgical experience and church art—including icons, singing, and architecture. The services, in their turn, influence the ascetic practice and the personal piety of each Christian; they shape the moral and social teaching of the Church as well as its relation to other Christian confessions, non-Christian religions, and the secular world. Volume One focused on the history and canonical structure of the Orthodox Church; Volume Two on the fundamental teachings of the Church, grounded in Scripture and Tradition. This third volume delves into the unique aspects of Orthodox art as expressed in its architecture, icons, and liturgical music. This includes a detailed examination of the theology of icons and their historical use by the Church through the centuries. The last section traces the importance and liturgical function of music as it developed in both Byzantine and Slavic Orthodoxy.

Product Details

• Title: The Architecture, Icons, and Music of the Orthodox Church
• Author: Hilarion Alfeyev
• Series: Orthodox Christianity
• Volume: III
• Publisher: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 369
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Orthodox Eastern Church › Russia (Federation)--History; Orthodox Eastern Church › Russia (Federation)--Doctrines
• ISBNs: 9780881418781, 9780881415032, 0881418781, 0881415030
• Resource ID: LLS:ORTHOXTNVOL03
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:32:51Z

About Hilarion Alfeyev

Hilarion Alfeyev (born 24 July 1966) is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. At present he is the Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations and a permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Moscow. He is also a noted theologian, church historian and composer and has published books on dogmatic theology, patristics and church history as well as numerous compositions for choir and orchestra.