Icons and the Name of God

by Sergius Bulgakov

In Orthodox theology both the icon and the name of God transmit divine energies, theophanies, or revelations that imprint God's image within us. In Icons and the Name of God renowned Orthodox theologian Sergius Bulgakov explains the theology behind the Orthodox veneration of icons and the glorification of the name of God. In the process Bulgakov covers two major controversies -- the iconoclastic controversy (sixth to eighth centuries) and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802866646
• ISBN13: 9780802866646
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"