The Anastasis Icon

Reflection • Explains why Eastern “Anastasis” images show not only Christ rising, but Christ raising Adam and Eve—victory with beneficiaries in view. Sets the icon alongside Western Resurrection imagery to highlight universal redemption and the Harrowing of Hell.

Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral (Charleston, South Carolina), April 2025.

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