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The Inverted World and Saint Christopher in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was released in April 2000, to both commercial and critical success. It is one of the only direct sequels in the series, and is the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

The Inverted World and Saint Christopher in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was released in April 2000, to both commercial and critical success. It is one of the only direct sequels in the series, and is the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Facing Up to the City of God: Transposing Augustine’s Political Theology for Modern Christians

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Facing Up to the City of God: Transposing Augustine’s Political Theology for Modern Christians

One of the more curious phenomena of the West’s meaning crisis has been the turn of CEOs and business school professors towards the use of explicitly theological language. The Financial Times and World Economic Forum are full of talk of highest principles, generative forces, and even souls. Under the new banner of ‘stakeholder capitalism’ we seem to be witnessing a wholesale re-purposing of capita

Facing Up to the City of God: Transposing Augustine’s Political Theology for Modern Christians

One of the more curious phenomena of the West’s meaning crisis has been the turn of CEOs and business school professors towards the use of explicitly theological language. The Financial Times and World Economic Forum are full of talk of highest principles, generative forces, and even souls. Under the new banner of ‘stakeholder capitalism’ we seem to be witnessing a wholesale re-purposing of capita

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On the Symbolism of ESG

One of the more curious phenomena of the West’s meaning crisis has been the turn of CEOs and business school professors towards the use of explicitly theological language

On the Symbolism of ESG

One of the more curious phenomena of the West’s meaning crisis has been the turn of CEOs and business school professors towards the use of explicitly theological language

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Heaven and Earth

The following is a translated and transcribed version of a french podcast recorded in March 2021 by Jonathan Pageau and Jean-Philippe Marceau. Thanks to Norm Grondin for the translation, transcription and edition.

Jean-Philippe Marceau

Heaven and Earth

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Mar 20, 2022

November 7, 2023

The following is a translated and transcribed version of a french podcast recorded in March 2021 by Jonathan Pageau and Jean-Philippe Marceau. Thanks to Norm Grondin for the translation, transcription and edition.

Religious Symbolism and the Modern City, Part Two: Capitalism and Corporations

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Religious Symbolism and the Modern City, Part Two: Capitalism and Corporations

The previous part of this article accounted for the evolution of the city in the West since the sixteenth century, a period loosely described as ‘modernity’ since it succeeds the medieval period, the Protestant Reformation, and the Renaissance.

Religious Symbolism and the Modern City, Part Two: Capitalism and Corporations

The previous part of this article accounted for the evolution of the city in the West since the sixteenth century, a period loosely described as ‘modernity’ since it succeeds the medieval period, the Protestant Reformation, and the Renaissance.

A Statute Forever: Reading Leviticus 16 Symbolically.

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A Statute Forever: Reading Leviticus 16 Symbolically.

Leviticus 16 details the various rituals to be performed on the Day of Atonement. God begins his instructions by telling Moses that Aaron, as the priest, is not to enter the inner part of the Tabernacle whenever he wants (Lev. 16:2).

A Statute Forever: Reading Leviticus 16 Symbolically.

Leviticus 16 details the various rituals to be performed on the Day of Atonement. God begins his instructions by telling Moses that Aaron, as the priest, is not to enter the inner part of the Tabernacle whenever he wants (Lev. 16:2).

On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, part five

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On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, part five

They built the cathedral intending to have a dome, but they didn’t have functional plans for one. A public contest was held, and while competition was fierce, Filippo Brunelleschi beat out his old rival Lorenzo Ghiberti for the commission of building the dome.

On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, part five

They built the cathedral intending to have a dome, but they didn’t have functional plans for one. A public contest was held, and while competition was fierce, Filippo Brunelleschi beat out his old rival Lorenzo Ghiberti for the commission of building the dome.

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Through Adam: Creation and Return

Philosopher and theologian D.C. Schindler has written a wonderful pair of articles that will interest many readers of the Symbolic World Blog.

Jean-Philippe Marceau

Through Adam: Creation and Return

Jean-Philippe Marceau

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Mar 1, 2022

November 7, 2023

Philosopher and theologian D.C. Schindler has written a wonderful pair of articles that will interest many readers of the Symbolic World Blog.

On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, part four

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On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, part four

In the fourth part of a five-part serialized article, the author looks at the shape of the onion dome dotting the land of the Rus' and contemplates its theological and cosmological meaning.

On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, part four

In the fourth part of a five-part serialized article, the author looks at the shape of the onion dome dotting the land of the Rus' and contemplates its theological and cosmological meaning.

The Symbolic World of Göbekli Tepe and the First Cities: An Eliadean Approach

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The Symbolic World of Göbekli Tepe and the First Cities: An Eliadean Approach

First noted in geographical surveys in 1964, Göbekli Tepe, an archaeological site situated about 15km north-east of the Turkish city of Sanlıurfa, was made famous in the 1990s by German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt.

The Symbolic World of Göbekli Tepe and the First Cities: An Eliadean Approach

First noted in geographical surveys in 1964, Göbekli Tepe, an archaeological site situated about 15km north-east of the Turkish city of Sanlıurfa, was made famous in the 1990s by German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt.

On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, part three

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On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, part three

In the central part of a five-part serialized article, the author contemplates the mystical patterns of the Hagia Sophia cathedral-turned-mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, once the crown jewel of the Eastern Roman Empire.

On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, part three

In the central part of a five-part serialized article, the author contemplates the mystical patterns of the Hagia Sophia cathedral-turned-mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, once the crown jewel of the Eastern Roman Empire.

At the Feet of Saint Ambrose; Reappropriating Symbolic Interpretation of the Old Testament

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At the Feet of Saint Ambrose; Reappropriating Symbolic Interpretation of the Old Testament

Texts are ubiquitous in our lives. We almost constantly receive written communication from our friends, family, coworkers, and even various unknown sources.

At the Feet of Saint Ambrose; Reappropriating Symbolic Interpretation of the Old Testament

Texts are ubiquitous in our lives. We almost constantly receive written communication from our friends, family, coworkers, and even various unknown sources.

On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, parts one and two

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On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, parts one and two

A five-part serialized article begins with introducing a modern Jewish temple that was turned into a university auditorium, before discussing its forebear in Rome, the Pantheon.

On the Symbolic Meaning of Domes, parts one and two

A five-part serialized article begins with introducing a modern Jewish temple that was turned into a university auditorium, before discussing its forebear in Rome, the Pantheon.

Bridging the Ancient and Medieval Worlds: Pagan and Christian Symbolism in the Little Metropolis Church (Panagia Gorgoepikoos) in Athens, Greece

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Bridging the Ancient and Medieval Worlds: Pagan and Christian Symbolism in the Little Metropolis Church (Panagia Gorgoepikoos) in Athens, Greece

The Byzantine period of Greece’s history lasted from 330 AD—when St Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Roman empire to Byzantium in Thrace and renamed the city after himself, i.e. Constantinople—to the 29th of May, 1453 when the city fell to the Ottoman Turks.

Bridging the Ancient and Medieval Worlds: Pagan and Christian Symbolism in the Little Metropolis Church (Panagia Gorgoepikoos) in Athens, Greece

The Byzantine period of Greece’s history lasted from 330 AD—when St Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Roman empire to Byzantium in Thrace and renamed the city after himself, i.e. Constantinople—to the 29th of May, 1453 when the city fell to the Ottoman Turks.