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Jun 2024
15m 39s

St. Theodore the Studite

Augustine Institute
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St. Theodore heroically defended the role of icons in Church. Dr. Elizabeth Klein sets the stage for the second iconoclasm controversy and fleshes out what is at stake is not just art but a proper understanding of Jesus’ incarnation. 
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