De La Soul, Elton John and the 2 Andreis (Rublev + Tarkovsky) - a personal reflection on the Trinity for Trinity Sunday
Trinity Sunday - June 16th “3, that’s the magic number (what does it all mean?)” Or at least so said American 1980’s hip-hop/rap trio De La Soul (which makes me think the Brothers missed a trick back then not forming a hip-hop skiffle band called De La Mennais!). But really, Trinity… what does it all mean? I’d be lying if I told you there was an easy answer. During my 4 years of Theological studies in Paris back in the ‘90s, we didn’t study the question of the Trinity in the history of the Church until the 3rd year, and spent a whole term (one 2 hour lecture per week) wrestling with this mysterious, but fundamental aspect of Christian belief. You could probably fill our school’s MUGA (Multi-Utility Games Area) from floor to ceiling with all the different written studies, commentaries, mystical reflections and works of art that over the past 2,000 years have sought to express, at least in part, the essence of what it means. It is interesting to note that a...