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Pictures and Stories: Navigating Christian Identity in the Modern World
presentation at Adult Forum by
Jessica Wong
PhD Student in Religion, Duke University
March 3, 2013
Jessica Wong
PhD Student in Religion, Duke University
March 3, 2013
Matthias Grünewald: The Crucifixion (1515)
Panel from the Isenheim altarpiece
Oil on wood, 269 x 307 cm (105 7/8 x 120 7/8 in)
Musee d'Unterlinden, Colmar
Panel from the Isenheim altarpiece
Oil on wood, 269 x 307 cm (105 7/8 x 120 7/8 in)
Musee d'Unterlinden, Colmar
- What would it mean if we allowed the image of Christ to be the most formative image in our lives?
- What would this look like?
- What does that mean for what images we consume? For what we buy? For where we live? For what we read and watch?
- What can the Church do to be better teller of the counter-story?