- Paperback: 103 pages
- Publisher: Fount; Pap/Dskt edition (24 Oct 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 000627871X
- ISBN-13: 978-0006278719
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 17.8 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,078,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a resource for personal meditation and devotion. It consists of a book with ten sections written by Mother Thekla, on themes of holiness, light, prayer, psalms, ikons, the mother of God, prophets, the mind, Holy week and gospel thoughts. There is an introduction by John Tavener, and a commentary on the attached CD by Professor Richard Steinitz, an expert on Tavener's works. Attached to the book is a CD which features extracts from some of Tavener's recordings. These have been personally selected by the composer and link in with the themes of the different sections of the book.
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I saw this book at a recent weekend course on Icon Painting, and read most of John Tavener's interesting, rather autobiographical, introduction whilst still there.When my copy arrived today I was very keen to listen to the CD and to read Mother Thekla's insights on, as I expected, icons in Orthodoxy. I reread the introduction, then Ivan Moody's commentary on John Tavener's music. Now I was ready to listen to the tracks of the CD and read the associated meditations, having learnt from John Tavener how very wise and helpful he had found Mother Thekla to be personally.(She has cooperated with him on some musical works, writing the words to accompany his music).
I expected an Orthodox Sister Wendy, who would be discussing the (black and white, rather small) reproductions of icons at the start of each chapter. However, the meditations were not really about the icons. They were straightforward little devotional pieces, conservative in tone,and not saying very much about icons, which was disappointing to me. There are some good translations of Orthodox prayers, and the meditations could be useful to someone preparing a series of Lent talks.
Unfortunately, Mother Thekla does not approve of people (like me!) who tell her that they 'love icons' and she thinks those who try their hand at painting them are even worse, whilst those who try to teach others to do so are really beyond the pale.I thought this very sad, as interest in icons could well be a route for some to an interest in the Orthodox faith itself,of which I thought she should approve.Her reasons for this view are not very clearly set out, but seem to be that as icons are a treasure of her faith, they are too sacred to be worked on by a range of students with an interest in sacred art.However, Mother Thekla does not believe that icons are art, a contentious and interesting view.
The CD is superb, and I will be listening to it a great deal, and I hope exploring the complete works from which it contains excerpts.
I expected an Orthodox Sister Wendy, who would be discussing the (black and white, rather small) reproductions of icons at the start of each chapter. However, the meditations were not really about the icons. They were straightforward little devotional pieces, conservative in tone,and not saying very much about icons, which was disappointing to me. There are some good translations of Orthodox prayers, and the meditations could be useful to someone preparing a series of Lent talks.
Unfortunately, Mother Thekla does not approve of people (like me!) who tell her that they 'love icons' and she thinks those who try their hand at painting them are even worse, whilst those who try to teach others to do so are really beyond the pale.I thought this very sad, as interest in icons could well be a route for some to an interest in the Orthodox faith itself,of which I thought she should approve.Her reasons for this view are not very clearly set out, but seem to be that as icons are a treasure of her faith, they are too sacred to be worked on by a range of students with an interest in sacred art.However, Mother Thekla does not believe that icons are art, a contentious and interesting view.
The CD is superb, and I will be listening to it a great deal, and I hope exploring the complete works from which it contains excerpts.
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