Paradise and Utopia
Fr. John Strickland, and Ancient Faith Ministries
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of Christendom
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The Rise of Russian Christendom I
Fr. John discusses the baptism of Saint Vladimir and shares an introductory anecdote about the death and canonization of Saints Boris and Gleb.
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Frankish Christendom and the Estrangement of East and West III
Fr. John examines the tendency toward eucharistic piety in Frankish Christendom.
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Frankish Christendom and the Estrangement of East and West II
Fr. John looks at the development that took place within the Frankish lands themselves, especially those concerning the liturgy.
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Paradise in Early Christendom's Hymns of Lent and Pascha
Fr. John looks at some of the actual texts of early Christian hymns and the way in which they gave expression to the vision of early Christendom.
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Characteristics of Early Christian Hymnography
Fr. John discusses the development of Christian hymnography.
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The Flowering of Christian Architecture II
Fr. John continues his discussion of traditional Christian architecture.
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The Flowering of Christian Architecture I
Fr. John explores traditional Christian temple or church architecture and locates the principle of heavenly orientation at work.
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The Theme of Paradise in Byzantine Icons
Fr. John explores specific examples of icons and the way in which they manifested early Christendom's experience of the kingdom of heaven.
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The Evangelical Character of Byzantine Iconography
Fr. John introduces the principle of heavenly orientation and then explores actual forms of art, beginning with iconography.
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The Production of Byzantine Liturgical Art in Contrast to Modern Secular Art
Fr. John discusses the ways in which iconography was defined and produced in Byzantine Christendom.
