This perceptive introduction to icons is written by an English parish priest. It offers Western Christians an entry – a way in – to understanding some of the significance and spirituality surrounding the great tradition of iconography of the Orthodox Church.
As Far Baggley says in his introduction, ‘Icons form a door into the divine realm, a meeting point of divine grace and human need; moreover, they are also a way by which we enter more deeply into our interior life.’
The author covers historical background, biblical language imagery and interpretation, spirituality of the icon painter, the visual language of icons and their environment.
The book will be welcomed not only by art lovers but also by all who are interested in understanding more about icons, how and why they were painted, and what message they still can convey for us today.
John Baggley, who has travelled widely studying the art of the Orthodox Church, has been a contributor to The Times, is at present Team Rector of the Bicester Team of Parishes in Oxfordshire, and was previously vicar of St Peter’s, De Beauvoir Town, Hackney, London.
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