Peculiar Objects of Devotion, part one
Peculiar = The opposite of "familiar"
The first examination of Christian symbolism may be found here.
As the first trans-cultural world religion, one that incorporated the languages, stories, and manners of life of countless families, tribes, clans, villages, cities, communities, nations, and empires, it is natural that an astounding variety of symbolism has been assimilated into the general…