Reflection • Traces the icon of Peter and Paul embracing as a visual theology of disagreement held in communion. Uses Acts and Paul’s rebuke of Peter to ask whether our debates include neighbors—or push them from Christ’s love.
Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral (Charleston, South Carolina), July 2025.
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.
Gayle L. Goudy