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A Meditation on Sacred Space

by Robert M. Arida

To speak about sacred space from an Orthodox Christian perspective requires us to first think about how we perceive and understand reality. For many, knowledge of reality is not linked to an actual experience of someone or something. This becomes most acute in the realm of cyberspace and virtual reality where an artificially created environment offers a semblance of experiencing the other.

Robert M. Arida

The Very Rev. Robert M. Arida is the retired rector and dean of Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Saint Vladimir’s Seminary. Some of his published and unpublished articles and essays can be found on the Holy Trinity website at http://www.holytrinityorthodox.org

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