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The Incarnational Aesthetic of David Brown☆

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The notion of incarnation has historically been a prominent concept for the acceptance of images and the interpretation of art within Christianity. A contemporary proponent of this line of reasoning about the theological potential of art is David Brown, who builds his theology of culture on the doctrine of incarnation. This article presents an
Filip Taufer
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Eros as the Meeting of Ecstasies in Christ: The Eucharistic Link between Divine and Human Love in Dionysius the Areopagite

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Dionysius's vision of eros as a meeting of reciprocal ecstasies – where lover and beloved each pass out of themselves and into the other – has often been read as unifying dimensions of love otherwise thought to stand in tension, such as giving and receiving.
Noah Karger
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An Examination of Middle Byzantine Reconstituted Churches in Cyprus [PDF]

, 2014
In this thesis I will examine the phenomenon of middle byzantine churches being erected over the ruins of Early Christian and Early Byzantine basilicas in Cyprus.
Pawlowski, Mark James
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Church and Fortress. Religious Buildings within Fortifications in Byzantine North Africa

Frontière·s
This article examines the multifunctional roles of churches within Byzantine military fortifications in North Africa, a topic previously underexplored.
Philipp Margreiter
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Stefan Uroš II Milutin – działalność fundacyjna serbskiego króla

Vox Patrum, 2016
Biographer of Stefan Uroš II Milutin, Archbishop Danilo II, states in his book that about fifteen churches and monastery buildings, were erected under the aus­pices of the Serbian king.
Agnieszka Piórecka
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A New Discovery from Paphlagonia: The Cross-in-Square Planned Building in Hadrianopolis Citadel (First Results)

Art-Sanat, 2023
Hadrianopolis is an important Southern Paphlagonian ancient city within the borders of Eskipazar district of Karabük. As a result of the excavations that have been going on since 2003, the ruins of seven buildings, date to the Early Byzantine period were
Ercan Verim
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Identifying Deification: Methodological Reflections in Response to the Oxford Handbook of Deification

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper offers a reflection on methodological issues surrounding the historical study of deification in response to the approach proposed in the Oxford Handbook of Deification. The paper contextualises the OHD's proposal in light of previous attempts to address the question of how to define/identify the concept of deification.
Brendan A. Harris
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The Byzantine wall-paintings in the church of Saint Theodore at Platanos, Kynouria (Arcadia) [PDF]

Zograf, 2015
The church of St Theodore (also known as "Sts Theodoroi") at Platanos, Kynouria, is a single-nave building of small dimensions. The interior surfaces of its walls preserve their Byzantine paintings, which are partially visible under the coat of ...
Agrevi Maria
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The (trans)national Russian religious imagination in exile: Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977)

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The article offers a case study of how Russian Orthodox who migrated from the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 reimagined their religious identity and their church in a transnational setting. Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977) was a Russian aristocrat who fell victim to the Stalinist purges but survived the Soviet prison system ...
Ruth Coates
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The Dome in Byzantine Church Architecture

Byzantina Symmeikta, 2020
Ο τρούλλος ήταν ένα σημαντικό αρχιτεκτονικό χαρακτηριστικότόσο στη ρωμαϊκή όσο και στη βυζαντινή περίοδο. Υποστηρίζεται ότιυπήρξε συνεχιζόμενη ανάπτυξη της αρχιτεκτονικής μορφής και τουσυμβολισμού του τρούλλου μεταξύ των δύο περιόδων, αλλά με επέκτασητης τυπολογίας του και σημαντική ενίσχυση του συμβολισμού του στηνεκκλησιαστική αρχιτεκτονική της ...
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