Icons and the Name of God

In Orthodox theology both the icon and the name of God transmit divine energies, theophanies, or revelations that imprint God's image within us. In Icons and the Name of God renowned Orthodox theologian Sergius Bulgakov explains the theology behind the Orthodox veneration of icons and the glorification of the name of God. In the process Bulgakov covers two major controversies -- the iconoclastic controversy (sixth to eighth centuries) and the -Name of God- controversy (early twentieth century) -- and explains his belief that an icon stops being merely a religious painting and becomes sacred when it is named. This translation of two essays -The Icon and Its Veneration- and -The Name of God- -- available in English for the first time -- makes Bulgakov's rich thinking on these key theological concepts available to a wider audience than ever before.

About the author

FR. SERGIUS BULGAKOV (1871-1944), a luminary of twentieth-century theology, was a Russian Orthodox priest, public intellectual, and ecumenist, whose works continue to impact Christians of diverse traditions.

Product details

• Authors: S Bulgakov, Sergei Nikolaevich Bulgakov, Sergius Bulgakov
• Assisted by: Boris Jakim (Translation)
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.2012
• EAN: 9780802866646
• ISBN: 978-0-8028-6664-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 290 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity