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Andrei Rublev: Icon as Answer - Orthodox (1 Peter 3:15)

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Rublev's Trinity icon IS his answer—theology in image, hope made visible, reason portrayed in beauty. Orthodox apologetics includes beauty: "give a reason for the hope"—icons give reasons; liturgy giv

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1 Peter 3:15

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