One in Christ: Virgil Michel, Louis-Marie Chauvet, and Mystical Body Theology. By Timothy Gabrielli. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2017. xx + 239 pages. $34.95.

Horizons ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 456-458
Author(s):  
Timothy Brunk
Keyword(s):  
Marie Chauvet ◽  
In Christ ◽  
Body Theology

Naming, Claiming, and Framing Marie Chauvet

Meridians ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-76
Author(s):  
Régine Michelle Jean-Charles
Keyword(s):  
Marie Chauvet

Sigurðr, Þórr and Ragnarök and their Christian Counterparts

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 81-104
Author(s):  
Manu Braithwaite-Westoby
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Systematic Study ◽  
Old Norse ◽  
The Bible ◽  
In Christ ◽  
Stone Sculpture ◽  
Popular Subject ◽  
New Religion

Few scholars would deny that some Old Norse myths have Christian counterparts, a phenomenon first noticed by nineteenth-century archaeologists and antiquarians in their observations of Anglo-Scandinavian stone sculpture in northern England. It is strange, therefore, that despite this long tradition, there is no systematic study on the topic. While this ambition is unfortunately outside the scope of this article, it does seek to address a number of Old Norse myths/legends and place them in conjunction with their Christian counterparts. One of the most important myths for Anglo-Scandinavian craftsmen was probably Sigurðr, who has an obvious parallel in Christ. The apocalyptic narrative in Voluspa known as Ragnarök was also a very popular subject and has a clear cognate in the apocalyptic sections of the Bible. Þórr and the Miðgarðsormr, though less appealing to artists, strongly recalls accounts of the conflict between Christ and Satan or Leviathan. This article uses a theoretical methodology called ‘figural interpretation’ to examine the Old Norse myths and explore how they reflect certain myths from the new religion. While distinctly art historical in approach, this article also invokes some Old Norse texts where relevant, which may themselves have been influenced by Christian thinking.

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