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Do Saints have meaning in Modern Society?

Do Saints have meaning in Modern Society?. Early Saints. Who do we revere?. Shrine to Saint Jerome. Elvis. Martyrs. Sylvia Plath. Lincoln. Joan of Arc. Jimi Hendrix. James Dean. Saints & Martyrs. Dying for what cause?. Dietrich Boenheffer. “ One may not sing ‘Holy, Holy, Holy

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Do Saints have meaning in Modern Society?

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  1. Do Saints have meaning in Modern Society?

  2. Early Saints

  3. Who do we revere? Shrine to Saint Jerome Elvis

  4. Martyrs Sylvia Plath Lincoln Joan of Arc Jimi Hendrix James Dean

  5. Saints & Martyrs • Dying for what cause? DietrichBoenheffer “One may not sing ‘Holy, Holy, Holy with his back turned to Auschwitz.” “It’s better to burn out than fade away” Saint Matthew “Rather be dead than cool” “Let your light so shine before men That they may see your good works.”

  6. Dietrich Bonhoeffer • Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German theologian and teacher. • He condemned the Nazis when everyone else was afraid to. (1906-1945)

  7. Steven Biko • Steven Biko fought against one of the most oppressive and inhumane governments in the world. • Steven Biko’s death in a South African jail cell caught the attention of the international community. 1946-1977

  8. Joan of Arc

  9. The Media • Medeival Illuminated Hagiographic text • Foundation of Western Literature • To Inspire action, imitation/ proto - propaganda Modern mass media End of Literature? To inspire what?

  10. The history of hero worship Diana, godess of the hunt Saint Diane Di

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