Damian, Theodor
About the author: Father Theodor Damian holds PhDs from Princeton Theological Seminary, Fordham University, and Bucharest University. He is currently Professor and Coordinator of Master’s Programs at Audrey Cohen College, New York, NY, as well as parish priest (and founder) of SS. Peter and Paul Romanian Orthodox Church in Astoria, New York. He has authored more than half a dozen books, and many articles and reviews.
2002 0-7734-6911-7Theodore’s theology of icon, even as it represents a culmination in the field, has not received the attention it deserves. This book systematically combines historical and theological scholarship in a way that illuminates the coherence in the original texts otherwise difficult to understand by contemporary readers. With an existential engagement the study presents the theology of icon and discusses spiritual dimensions and implications in practical life.