Daily Archives: March 31, 2011

I’ve been thinking about some of the ideas we talked about on Tuesday (in reference to “Ypotis”, especially) and it’s gotten me wondering about a particular question. Although this is going to sound rather broad and open to much interpretation, … Continue reading →

An idea that stuck out to me in McGuire’s essay “Purgatory, the Communion of Saints, and Medieval Change” was this concept of reciprocality between the living and the dead, which presented itself as a stronger community and bond than one … Continue reading →

The notion of purgatory has come up in discussion a time or two in class.  My general understanding marks purgatory as the waiting area at the DMV.  All you know is that you are left waiting, for how long no one can … Continue reading →