Here's another blog that discusses the preoccupation with text. There's even some mention of icons:
"Putting a screen in front of the ikons not only hides the ikons from the congregation, but it symbolically hides the congregation from the view of …
Also concerning poetry is this quote:
"Whoever wants to become a Christian must first become a poet. That’s what it is! You must suffer. You must love and suffer—suffer for the one you love. Love makes effort for the loved one. She runs all through…
If anyone prefers, here's a transcription
Orthodoxy and Orthopraxis - by Fr. Mark Aziz
http://www.writeurl.com/publish/pfl6q8gen19fhk249zbaorhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140711125216/http://www.writeurl.com/publish/pfl6q8gen19fhk249zba
Here's another nice quote from Dr David Fagerberg from "A Century of Consequences" (The Century format presents complementary angles of an antinomy by simply placing them side by side, without one diluting the other into pink.) :
80. To do liturgica…
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There's a beautiful version of Psalm 15 in Prime on agpeya.org. At one point we pray:
"He has manifested His wonders to His saints who are in His earth, and He has wrought all His desires in them. "
And as always some quotes for us to consider :P
For some overview on the fostering of Coptic Identity in the modern concept of the nation Magdi Guirguis and Nelly van Doom-Harder's "The Emergence of the Modern Coptic Papacy" is a delightful read. Fo…
Remnkemi also, isn't our theological basis Orthodox Theology?
What do we mean when we say melismatic theology? One can potentially theologize how the notes are sequenced with the words and say this symbolizes a particular meaning, but say we hum th…
Hi Remnkemi,
Thank you for responding :)
Jurisdictionalism seems to be a canonical aberration here in the lands of immigration and it appeals to a nationalist and denominationalist agenda whether we vocalize it or not. Professor Vigen Guroian spea…
As long as the Synod's decisions are theologically sound :P
Remember the Sagda discussion last month :D
http://tasbeha.org/community/index.php?p=/discussion/15112/pentecost-sagda-prayers
Hi Ophadece
Good catch :D :P Sorry I was associating skipping the parts as a sort of shortening ;)
Do we also omit saying that He "was incarnated of the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary, and became man" during the the Nativity fast?
Hi Truthseeker
Christ is among us. Might I suggest a blog by Fr Stephen Freeman which could help with your concerns?
Here are some posts which address the question of Saints
http://glory2godforallthings.com/2013/05/29/prayers-and-the-one-god-of…