The Italian city of Ravenna served as our first stop on the 2014 ISM Study Tour. As our itinerary was designed to proceed chronologically through the cultural and artistic transitions of Italian history, we began with Late Antiquity. Ravenna served as the Western Capitol of […]
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Essay | Symbols of the Heavens
by Megan Mitchell, M.A.R. ’15, religion and visual art “The faithful will feel a need to daub the symbols of their heavens onto dark cellar walls—to ensure what is around them will fortify the truths within them.” Alain De Botton, The Architecture of Happiness, 112 […]
Essay | “One Gleam of the Glory” (Paradiso 33.72)
by Joanna Murdoch, M.A.R. ’15, religion and literature As a student of religion and literature, I’m alert to words. I care for narrative. Hooked on books, etc. A large part of my excitement over the ISM’s 2014 study trip to Italy had to do with […]