Life in Christ frees us to build intimacy with integrity
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 ]
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 ]
