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The Obscenity of Seeing Pain: From Susan Sontag to Christ Crowned with Thorns

by lesliezhu | Mar 8, 2022 | Art, Life of St. Margaret, Readings, Theories

The modern era has forgotten the genealogy of the view on suffering. It defines suffering as pejorative, something mistaken and ought to be avoided and condemned. The negativity of suffering is falsely taken to be universal. Rather, the negativity of suffering is a...
The Unity of Sacredness and Sacrilege: A Close Look at the “Fall” in Genesis

The Unity of Sacredness and Sacrilege: A Close Look at the “Fall” in Genesis

by lesliezhu | Feb 5, 2022 | Genesis, Readings, Theories

In Genesis in the Old Testament Narratives, Eve, deceived by the messenger of Satan, ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of death. The “Fall” of the sinned Adam and Eve carried out by the furious God is, on the appearance, due to the disloyalty of his chosen...
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