New Book: Praying with Icons

SPERO NEWS
By Jim Forest

INTL NEWS - Thanks largely to the recovery of many ancient icons, the past century has witnessed a startling re-birth of appreciation of classic iconography. Today one finds good reproductions of iconographic masterpieces, not only in churches but in homes and even in offices. But it is not only a matter of reproductions. Increasingly iconographers are being trained in traditional methods and in the spiritual life that sustains iconography. The result is that good hand-painted icons are more often found not only in churches but in private homes. Praying With Icons by Jim Forest, published by Orbis Books, 1997; revised 2008. [link]