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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful. One of Sister Wendy's bestBy David A. NovakSister Wendy has been the source of many original books and videos regarding art and its religious significance in a secular world. They are unique in that they invite the reader and viewer into wonder rather than authoritative control. The artistic traditions she examines are viewed through the lens of religious faith and human delight. Her books on the icons of Mary and Jesus lead the reader through a process of discovery. Her process is at once personal (through her own travels and experience) and is well informed. Sister Wendy knows the original purpose of the icons: they are acts of worship rather than objects of desire. She brings together rather than separates the multivalent tangents that, when brought in harmony, allow the person in the presence of the icons into enter them as experiences of faith and love. Of course, she has the ability to do the same for many works of art whether it is Damien Hirst or Titian. But here she does it with a personal delight. I found her analysis added to my experience of icons, my knowledge of them and the renewal of my sense of wonder. While she is in the tradition of other modern authors who have written about icon from the perspective of Faith (e.g.: Henri Nouwen, Rowan Williams) she adds the rigorous dimension of art history as part of her vocabulary of investigation. Sister Wendy increased my knowledge and delight.I was disappointed in the physical book itself. The typesetting and design were below the ordinary expectations of well designed books. A better presentation would have heightened the pleasure and appeal of the book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. THERE WERE WONDERFUL ICONS IN THE BOOKBy CustomerTHE ICONS REVEAL THE MYSTERY OF GOD AS YOU PRAY. THERE WERE WONDERFUL ICONS IN THE BOOK. BR. BRIAN H.C.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Nana NanI made this beautiufl book part of my Lenten experience.

In Encounters with God Sister Wendy Beckett, a contemplative nun and beloved art commentator, traveled to remote churches and monasteries to view the earliest icons of Mary. In Real Presence she resumes this journey to see additional early icons of Jesus and the saints icons that are among the few to survive the wholesale destruction of icons in the early eighth century. In contrast with the familiar and magnificent icons of later history, these early icons have a haunting simplicity and unfamiliar spiritual power. They come to us from a time closer to that of Christ, when faith was still alive with wonder and possibilities, and these images, a vehicle for prayer, can truly convey his real presence. About the AuthorSister Wendy Beckett is a South-African born contemplative and who lives on the grounds of a Carmelite in England. An avid student of art, she became an international sensation after the BBC produced a series of programs in which she traveled around the world visiting art museums and commenting on what she saw. This was followed by scores of books, many on art history, and others on more strictly spiritual themes.

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