The Fragrance Of God by Vigen Guroian

A Taste of Orthodox Christianity

A theological reflection on the spiritual importance of the senses—especially smell—that argues sensory experience mediates the divine, shapes moral and liturgical formation, and counters modern disembodiment; drawing on Scripture, the church fathers, liturgy, and domestic practice, it calls for a recovered sacramental imagination in which embodied, sensorial practices help people encounter and participate in God's presence.

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