Praying With Icons

Description

by Jim Forest- 218pgs.

Offers a simple introduction to the tradition of icons with special emphasis on their function in the spiritual life, how to pray with icons, and meditative reflections on some of the most typical icons such as the Annunciation, the Nativity etc. The author also offers a history of iconography and explains that they are not just “art” in the usual sense but aids to contemplation and prayer.