Life in Christ frees us to build intimacy with integrity
What is the wedding garment that we need to wear at Christ’s great wedding feast, and what does it have to do with the image in iconography and the image in pornography?
We’ve been talking about pornography, and setting it into the context of what I’ve called an “iconographic” way of seeing all of God’s Creation. Last time I suggested we all ask ourselves whether we see God in his creation, or whether we objectify… [ read more ]
What calls me towards these images? How does it feel? What do I really want? How do I interact with the image? And what does it make of me as a person when I do so?
In the previous podcast I was reflecting on the meaning and nature of pornography as compared to iconography. I talked about the centrality of the image in our life and worship, and the way in which Creation itself… [ read more ]
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 ]
