This new book, The Cross – Meditations and Images, is
an interesting source of many images of the cross, making it a unique
experience for both the believer and the non-believer reader. The cross is
undoubtedly one of the most famous religious symbols worldwide, being an
inspiration for millions.
Serena Fass has compiled a
collection of many important and beautiful representations of the Cross.
Spanning different strands of the Christian faith from the earliest Christians
in Pompeii to the present day, and criss-crossing the globe from Norway to
Zimbabwe and Peru to Australia. Works are illustrated in a variety of media
including architecture, painting, sculpture, ivories, textiles, metalwork,
jewellery, as well as examples of the cross manifest in nature. Serena has
tried to convey the wide variety of cultural representations that illustrate
Jesus’ great commission to “Go into all the world and preach the good news to
all creation” (Mark 16:15).
Many authors have contributed
towards the completion of this book, from all around the Christian World. Some
prominent examples are, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Metropolitan
Kallistos of Diokleia, Fr. William Taylor, Fr. George Florovski and many more.
Also a number of Church Fathers are used, including Gregory the Great, Cyril of
Jerusalem, Ignatius of Antioch, Gregory of Nyssa, John Chrysostom and many
more.
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