Katie Kresser, Ph.D., on the Sistine Chapel and Universal Truth

"The Sistine Chapel, located in Vatican City, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. This relatively small, rectangular space is visited by an estimated five million people per year, many of whom stand in line for hours in the hot sun to score a few crowded minutes beneath its famous frescoes. At any given moment, this solemn chapel where popes are elected is chock-a-block with college students snapping clandestine selfies (photography is not allowed), tour guides silently gesturing (the giving of speeches is also not allowed), and sweating tourists from all over the world gaping and removing ball caps as they crane their necks."

In a recent commentary,  Katie Kresser, Ph.D., a Professor of Art History at Seattle Pacific University (Seattle, WA), reflected on how the walls of the Sistine Chapel are a gathering in sacred history, how the chapel is charged with the grandeur of God, and on how the chapel ceiling: is a gathering in world cultures, embracing the human family.

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Magis Center: Art for the Ages: The Sistine Chapel and Universal Truth (8 MAY 23)