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The Art of Reading an Icon
Much like the Church’s rites, iconography presents a unique and powerful avenue for depicting and expressing the spiritual and divine components of religious experience through physical means. The simple admiration of the artistic forms and expression of icons is therefore itself a formative experience. In learning to read an icon, one gleans a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the meaning and significance which icons portray, especially because icons are not merely ar
Mark Dawod
Jan 198 min read


Returning to Babel: Disunity of Spirit and Confusion of Tongues in the Church
It happened in the Old Testament, after the fall of Adam and Eve and God’s destruction of mankind in the flood at the time of Noah, that...
Anthony A. Doss
Jan 29, 202538 min read


Foundational Considerations for Theological Education in the Coptic Orthodox Church: Part Three — The Experience of the Coptic Orthodox Church Today and a Proposed Path to Her Tomorrow
His Grace Bishop Suriel Bishop of Melbourne, Australia and Professor at Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary, New...
His Grace Bishop Suriel
Jun 27, 202413 min read


Foundational Considerations for Theological Education in the Coptic Orthodox Church: Part Two — The Experience of St. Habib Girgis and the Coptic Orthodox Seminary
His Grace Bishop Suriel Bishop of Melbourne, Australia and Professor at Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary, New...
His Grace Bishop Suriel
May 21, 202416 min read


Foundational Considerations for Theological Education in the Coptic Orthodox Church: Part One — The Experience of the Early Church
His Grace Bishop Suriel Bishop of Melbourne, Australia and Professor at Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary, New...
His Grace Bishop Suriel
Apr 24, 20248 min read
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