Crosses are everywhere, planted at roadside crash scenes, prominent on churches and flags, decorating jewellery and tattooed on bodies. A colleague reckons the meaning of a cross is, “pretty obvious and fundamental”, but I’m not so sure. After years…
Tag: Fritz Koenig
Symbols invite contemplation but can be confronting and confusing. I experienced all three reactions when faced with a massive crucifix above the judicial bench in the Nuremberg Palace of Justice, where Nazis were tried for war crimes. The crucifix was…

