In honor of Benedict XVI's resignation, I am reposting an article I wrote analyzing his first big speech as pope and the controversy surrounding it. This was originally published in TIA Daily, then later in The Intellectual Activist, with the following cover image, for which John Cox and Allen Forkum combined Raphael's “The School of Athens” with his depiction of the “transfiguration” of Christ.
What Has Jerusalem to Do with Athens?
What Has Jerusalem to Do with Athens?
What Has Jerusalem to Do with Athens?
In honor of Benedict XVI's resignation, I am reposting an article I wrote analyzing his first big speech as pope and the controversy surrounding it. This was originally published in TIA Daily, then later in The Intellectual Activist, with the following cover image, for which John Cox and Allen Forkum combined Raphael's “The School of Athens” with his depiction of the “transfiguration” of Christ.