3^rd July 2008

'A church stripped of all art work was an alien place alongside the glory of visual imagery that uplifts the people'.

Icons: Couriers of a timeless message.

Front Cover - Redemption by Christ.

Our cover features a 15th century icon of Armenian origin. Persian influences appear in the trousers and boots of the figure of Christ, who descends into hell to 'crush Satan under his feet' (Romans 16, 20) and raises Adam and Eve into the new creation (signified by the blinding light that shatters the darkness). The cross is both a weapon that strikes the Devil and the only way to Salvation. The gates of hell lie shattered at Christ's feet, while kings and priests observe the dawn of redemption.

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