Stabat Mater dolorosa

Stabat Mater dolorosa

Ken Myers offers some thoughts on the aesthetics of sympathy, and introduces some of the musical settings of the remarkable medieval poem known as “Stabat Mater dolorosa.” (23 minutes)
The rise of the “spiritual opera”

The rise of the “spiritual opera”

Richard Viladesau on the invention of the Passion oratorio
The Passion and compassion

The Passion and compassion

Richard Viladesau on art, meditation, and the affections
The Cross in artistic expression

The Cross in artistic expression

Richard Viladesau examines how the Passion of the Christ has been depicted artistically and aesthetically throughout Church history. (21 minutes)
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 123

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 123

FEATURED GUESTS: Nicholas M. Healy, Christian Smith, James K. A. Smith, Esther Lightcap Meek, Richard Viladesau, and Jeremy Begbie