Jesus through Medieval Eyes: Beholding Christ with the Artists, Mystics, and Theologians of the Middle Ages
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Book Synopsis: C.S. Lewis noted that the church has a problem: Whenever Christians are brainstorming together about who Jesus is and who we are, we go out and read mostly people who agree with us, or who live in our same time and place. It's hard to separate the cultural wheat from the chaff. But what happens when we do read people's answers to Jesus's question from the past lives and places of the church--people who may be wholly unlike us? Who is Jesus? What is he like? And who am I, encountering Jesus?The answers will surprise you.
Jesus through Medieval Eyes, by Grace Hamman, looks to the Christians of the Middle Ages, to a time and culture dissimilar to our own, for their answers to these questions. Medieval Europeans were also suffering through pandemics, dealing with political and ecclesial corruption and instability, and reckoning with gender, money, and power. Yet their concerns and imaginations are unlike ours. Their ideas, narratives, and art about Jesus open up paradoxically fresh and ancient ways to approach and adore Christ--and reveal where our own cultural ideals about the Messiah fall short.
In thoughtful and accessible chapters, medievalist scholar Grace Hamman explores and meditates upon medieval representations of Jesus in theology and literature. These representations of Jesus span from the familiar, like Jesus as the Judge at the End of Days, or Jesus as the Lover of the Song of Songs, to the more unusual, like Jesus as Our Mother. Through the words of medieval people like Julian of Norwich, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Margery Kempe, and St. Thomas Aquinas, we meet these faces of Jesus and find renewed ways to love the Savior, in the words of St. Augustine, that "beauty so ancient and so new."
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Looking to delve deeper into the life of Jesus and gain a fresh perspective? Look no further than "Jesus through Medieval Eyes: Beholding Christ with the Artists, Mystics, and Theologians of the Middle Ages" by Grace Hamman. In this captivating book, Hamman takes us on a journey through time, exploring the answers the Christians of the Middle Ages had to the profound questions of who Jesus is and who we are in relation to Him. By immersing ourselves in their unique culture and ideas, we can unlock a wealth of knowledge that will surprise and inspire us.
What sets "Jesus through Medieval Eyes" apart is its ability to bridge the gap between past and present. By studying the thoughts and expressions of those who lived in a completely different era, we gain a fresh perspective on Jesus, unencumbered by the biases and cultural norms of our own time. This book is an antidote to the echo chamber effect we often find ourselves in, where we only read opinions that align with our own. It's time to break free from that pattern and discover a whole new world of understanding.
Throughout the book, Hamman explores a wide range of medieval representations of Jesus. From the familiar, such as Jesus as the Judge at the End of Days, to the more unusual, like Jesus as Our Mother, the reader is exposed to a tapestry of ideas and interpretations. By engaging with the writings of influential figures like Julian of Norwich, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Margery Kempe, and St. Thomas Aquinas, we gain insight into their unique perspectives on Jesus and find renewed ways to deepen our love for the Savior.
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