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We’re going to start today with the question of pornography and more specifically, in this first podcast, we’re going to look at what iconography in the Orthodox tradition can teach us about how to deal with the question of pornography which confronts us in the present day.
We can start by looking at the two words: Iconography and Pornography. Obviously, both refer to the creation and use of images, and therefore raise the question of… [ read more ]
This is the second of two articles reflecting on iconography and pornography based on conversations in the USA with an iconographer, Anne, and two parish priests, Fr Peter and Fr Paul, all from different parts of the country. You can read the first article here.
Image and modern western society
In relating the concept of the image in iconography and pornography, a possible avenue is to explore whether there is any link between the iconoclasm in… [ read more ]
Some reflections on iconography and pornography based on conversations in the USA with an iconographer, Anne, and two parish priests, Fr Peter and Fr Paul, all from different parts of the country.
The one-hundredth canon of the Council in Trullo in 692 states:
“Let thine eyes behold the thing which is right,” orders Wisdom, “and keep thine heart with all care.” For the bodily senses easily bring their own impressions into the soul. Therefore we order… [ read more ]
