Representations of Political Power Lisa M. Hagermoser Sanetti and political hope in dark

and political hope in dark times

Jesus' death on the cross represents just one of the many ways in which the Gospel presents God's salvific deeds

but they were also the cause of misfortune

ushered in a new language of self-expression and community that profoundly affected the aesthetic goals of lyric poets

" -Rick Miller

Representations of Political Power Lisa M. Hagermoser Sanetti and political hope in darkRepresentation of political power seems to have been necessary at all times in all complex urban societies. To secure orderto construct a certain social, ideological, religious, economic, and cultural stabilityseems to be one of the main intentions of representation. When order breaks down or is threatened, political power comes under threat and the cohesion of the community is also in jeopardy. In times of impending change, crisis, or disorder,