Matthew J. Milliner

About

Matthew J. Milliner is professor of art history at Wheaton College. He is the author most recently of Mother of the Lamb: The Story of a Global Icon (Fortress Press, 2022). He writes “Material Mysticism,” a monthly column at Comment magazine.

Hive Mind

from In Need of Repair, Volume 26, Number 3

The necessity of a genuine exchange (not just fatuous “dialogue”) between Christians and Buddhists is as important as ever.

The Intractable Image

from Hope Itself, Volume 24, Number 3

The Enlightenment has many exits ramps.

The Wisdom Hypothesis

Even defenders of the idea today such as Bruno Latour admit that Gaia in the original Greek context is “a figure of violence."

G.K. Chesterton and the Art of the First Nations

The secrets of Jerusalem are also lodged in Jacksonville, Joplin, and Joliet