Faculty Member Speaks in Western Diocese
Dr. Ani Shahinian, Assistant Professor of the Grace & Paul Shahinian Lectureship in Armenian Christian Art & Culture, has been spending time in California on the lecture circuit. Recently, she was the keynote speaker at the Women’s Prayer Day held at the Western Diocese’s headquarters in Burbank. She is currently offering a five-module in-person lecture series in Armenian at the Western Diocese’s headquarters on The Light of Christ in Word and Image Քրիստոս որպես աշխարհի լույսը. Աստվածաշնչում և Մանրանկարչութեան մեջ on Tuesday evenings: February 3, 10, 17, 24, and March 3.
Looking ahead, Dr. Shahinian will be the first speaker in a series of Public Lectures on February 26 speaking on How Did Armenian Illuminators Visualize the Divine? Her talk will discuss how Armenian Gospel illuminations use light, color, and rich symbolism to make Christ visually present on the page, transforming the manuscript into a space where the divine is not just read about, but seen and encountered.
In March, she will speak at St. Sarkis Armenian Church in San Diego on March 11, and at St. Gregory Armenian Church in Pasadena on March 18.
