6. The Church: worship, architecture, iconography, clergy vestments, liturgical actions and behavior in church.      

Readings:

  1. Orthodox Worship, Fr. Evagoras, p. 44-46

  2. What we believe about the Devine Liturgy, Fr. Coniaris, p. 44-61

  3. The Divine Liturgy, Fr. Evagoras, p. 47-48

  4. Sacred vestments, Fr. Evagoras, p. 49-51

  5. Non-Sacramental Services, Fr. Evagoras, p. 68-69

  6. What the walls of the church teach us, Fr. Coniaris, p. 111-118

  7. The role of icons, Fr. Evagoras, p. 78-79

  8. What we believe about icons, Fr. Coniaris, p. 225-240

  9. Orthodox Worship, I: The Earthly Heaven – The Orthodox Church, Timothy Ware, p. 264-273

  10. The Orthodox Christian faith Illustrated, Archpriest John Takahashi, p. 1-41

  11. The Church Building – The Orthodox Faith, Fr. Thomas Hopko, Vol. 2 (purple), Chapter 1, p. 1-22 or https://oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship/the-church-building       

  12. The Daily Cycles of Prayer– The Orthodox Faith, Fr. Thomas Hopko, Vol. 2 (purple), Chapter 3, p. 59-68 or https://oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship/the-daily-cycles-of-prayer

Audio:

  1. Podcast: The Physical Side of Prayer, Dn. Michael Hyatt, https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/eastwest/the_physical_side_of_prayer

  2. Podcast: 10 Things I Wish I Knew, Dn. Michael Hyatt, https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/eastwest/10_things_i_wish_i_knew

  3. Podcast: Icons and their placement, Fr. Thomas Hopko, http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/hopko/icons_and_their_placement

Presentation:

Basics Icons and Architecture