Chapel Talk, 2012 January 4: A Reflection on the Meaning of Epiphany / Nate Crimmins

Nate Crimmins, a faculty member in the Religious Studies Department, discusses the classical understanding of Epiphany and asks his audience to examine a political interpretation of the visitation of the Wise Men: "When faced with the two contrasting visions of the future – the way of Rome or the way of the peasants of Judea; the way of military might or the way of complete domination; the way of oppressive and dominating power or the way of a defeated, subjugated, and powerless people – the Wise Men chose the latter. It’s in their aligning themselves, despite their privilege, with a community distraught by violence and oppression, with a world plagued by domination and enslavement."