iconography

Iconoclasm isn’t just an expression of anger. It’s how we try to make new worlds. 

We may see him as fully human. Scripture resounds with his cosmic nature.

“We began to paint frescoes on the ruins of abandoned churches. We did not ask anyone’s permission.”

When churches whitewashed their walls, they left themselves vulnerable.

So a local artist found a creative way to cover him up.

“People asked, ‘Is it George Floyd or Jesus?’ My answer was yes.”

Depictions of Jesus reveal God—but never adequately.

Buddhist statues and Orthodox icons aren't always symmetrical. Neither are we.

I dreamed of meeting Adam in heaven. He wasn't hard to recognize; he looked like my great-uncle Harold, with the weight of his years melted off.