Theology of the Icon - Ouspensky, Leonide; Meyendorff, Elizabeth (Crestwood, N.Y. : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1978)
The symbolism of the church -- The origin of the Christian image -- The first icons of Christ and the Virgin -- The art of the first centuries of Christianity and its symbolism -- Sacred art in the Constantinian era -- The Quinisext Council: its teaching on the image -- The pre-iconoclastic period -- The iconoclastic period: an abridged history -- The iconoclastic teaching and the Orthodox response -- The meaning and content of the icon.
Translation of : Essai sur la théologie de l'icone dans l'Eglise orthodoxe.
Keywords: Orthodox Eastern Church Doctrines History.Icons Cult.Christianity and art Orthodox Eastern Church