Art & culture around the world
As a practicing Catholic, I am familiar with the miracle at Lourdes, but I had no idea of this little American-version! Luckily one of our program readings, "Everyday Miracles: The Study of Lived Religion" by Robert Orsi, prepared us for the visit. The garden around the church of St. Lucy is a replica of the countryside [...]
We stopped at Colonial Williamsburg to break up a travel day on our way up to New York from Orlando for my summer institute. Colonial Williamsburg is one of the largest living-history museums in the U.S. It's such a fun place to explore for the day (or more!) with its tree-lined avenues, carefully restored houses, [...]
Art Historical Background This image from the 250 has three distinct photos that go with it: aerial view, hypostyle hall, and a temple plan. So I figured the easiest way to tackle this behemoth piece is to break it down according to the images provided by College Board. FUN FACT: The temple complex at Karnak [...]
Will and I decided to turn our drive up to New York City for my 3-week summer program into a little vacation. Luckily we have friends and family perfectly situated along the way so we got to stay with them (free lodging!) and spend time exploring new places. Day 1 There's nothing much going on this day [...]
Ok so not everyone loves museums, they find them dusty old places that are pretentious and no fun. Unfortunately, many people enter into these sacred halls less than enthusiastic and then they continue to perpetuate those negative thoughts. However, I have to admit that some people will never be "museum people" (my sister being one [...]
So while on my Religious Worlds on New York summer program I opted to stay in the dorms at the Union Theological Seminary choosing the cheapest option ... which meant I was sharing a bathroom. Butttttt I didn't realize it was a hall bathroom (totally different from what I was expecting when I heard the [...]
While in my Humanities Ancient Near Eastern Unit, I do a lesson on the Tower of Babel and inevitably we talk about ziggurats, specifically the White Temple and its ziggurat from Uruk. In my PowerPoint I start off by asking the students what comes to mind when I say the "Tower of Babel." I find [...]
