tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28475889.post6463156139374804394..comments2024-01-31T06:27:26.478+08:00Comments on Ecce Ego, Quia Vocasti Me: A One Trick PonyArchistrategoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495771160792293715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28475889.post-41949526218787397632011-03-29T13:17:33.941+08:002011-03-29T13:17:33.941+08:00I thought about that too, especially since it has ...I thought about that too, especially since it has been especially humid here lately. Then again, Christianity's origins lie very much in the hot, arid, parched lands of the Near East, certainly a far cry from the Alps! (Though admittedly, deserts get very cold at night)<br /><br />I do wonder, though. Christianity places man at the center of a grand cosmic struggle, with warring, opposing forces at either end. Faith assures us though that the struggle will eventually resolve itself-- indeed, already has-- in the victory of God. But we cannot perceive the way (or more accurately, when) in which God will bring about this resolution, and for the moment, we are as if tossed about by a seemingly invincible evil. <br /><br />In that sense, Christianity seems like it was built for the stage. Perhaps our roles demand the assumption of a strict mise en scene-- acting out the terrors of evil, while all the while waiting for the "true" Deus ex machina to save the day, with absolute finality.Archistrategoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495771160792293715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28475889.post-12403059671981518422011-03-29T03:38:52.088+08:002011-03-29T03:38:52.088+08:00Linking some of your recent posts together, I'...Linking some of your recent posts together, I'd possibly argue that you've hit upon the reason why wholesale export of the Baroque to tropical climates is a mixed blessing. Deprived of lots of dry, clear air (fresh from the Alps), there are too many rich dark fabrics,too many dark and sensual corners, and too many figures to become clouded and covered with mildew (metaphorically and literally).<br /><br />If the Catholic heart is not Gothic and soaring heavenward with single minded determination, then maybe there are terrors to be found lurking amongst the putti.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120333351409730480noreply@blogger.com