God’s face becoming visible
Ten centuries ago, Christian thought recognized the real question regarding the construction of a community to be how to control the passions and the voice in the visible. That is what first established… Sigue leyendo
Ten centuries ago, Christian thought recognized the real question regarding the construction of a community to be how to control the passions and the voice in the visible. That is what first established… Sigue leyendo
Toda reliquia constituye en sí misma una forma de representación metonímica, ya que encarna la parte por el todo, lo inanimado por lo animado, el muerto por el vivo. Más aún, las reliquias… Sigue leyendo
Noah was the first collector. Adam had given names to the animals, but it fell to Noah to collect them: “And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt… Sigue leyendo
-¿Qué te pasa? ¿Por qué estás malgastando queroseno cuando ya es casi de día? –preguntó-. No tengo ni el más mínimo interés en verte. Un resplandor amarillo los envolvió. Parker apagó la cerilla… Sigue leyendo
One of the most important biblical references in the history of charismatic faith healing, the story of the woman with an “issue of blood” (Mark 5: 25-34), is often recounted to help explain… Sigue leyendo
But the only well-publicized and Church–certified episode of an image with liquid on it in twentieth-century Europe was the plaster plaque of the Immaculate Heart of Mary belonging to Antonina and Angelo Jannuso… Sigue leyendo
When diseased or violated, skin could also be an object of disgust, loathing, repulsion and fear. Medieval lepers, whose skin disease was supposedly connected to their moral shortcomings, were required to undergo rites… Sigue leyendo