Praying With Icons Berquist

Praying With Icons BerquistFascinating and beautiful, Praying with Icons offers a simple introduction to the tradition of icons with special emphasis on their function in spiritual life. Beginning with a history of iconography, author Jim Forest shows how icons are not "art" in the usual sense, but aids to contemplation and prayer, windows on the divine. He provides a personal and practical guide to how one prays with icons.

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