Russian Orthodox icons and New Mexican santos: different and yet the same?

This book is about similarities and differences that converge. The differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church are legendary. And yet in some ways they have much in common. In this book Russian icons and New Mexican santos are compared in regard to style, intentional use, and liturgical practice. In the course of this exploration differences are noted, but also some unexpected similarities are found.

The Very Rev. Lester M. Bundy is Professor Emeritus, Department of Religious Studies, Regis University, Denver. Over the years Father Bundy has traveled extensively in Europe and in Latin America in the study of the history and the contemporary use of sacred art and architecture. In this book he brings together several years of research and personal experience. An Orthodox priest and professor by profession, he is also an established iconographer whose work is in churches and private homes throughout the county. Having spent 35 years teaching in a Jesuit university he brings a depth of knowledge about both Catholic and Orthodox practice to bear on a study of Russian Orthodox icons and New Mexican santos. Father Bundy resides in the outskirts of Boulder, Colorado and continues priestly ministry with St. Columba Orthodox Church in Lafayette, Colorado.