"Knox, Knox, who's there?"
Ah it's John Knox, standing in the quadrangle of New College. He used to stand proudly on the Royal Mile outside St Gilies cathedral, but he got moved, and while New College is perhaps as good a place as any for him to stand it does mean he's a little hidden away.
Perhaps this is a parable for Scotland's relationship to Christianity, the church or the bible. "We" don't mind it still being there so long as it's not out in the public sphere but his hidden away in the religious quadrangle.
Kind of sad really, he had done a good bit Christianity in scotland.
Posted by: jason77 | Friday, October 26, 2007 at 04:44 PM
Nice analogy. Always thought this statue of Knox was a little freaky though, don't know why.
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Posted by: Glenn | Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 02:52 PM
Jason - much to my shame I don't know a whole load about Knox. I think it would however be a good question, to play with your words, to ask, "did he do a good bit of Christianity on Scotland and was he good for Christianity in Scotland?"
Posted by: brodie | Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 08:42 PM
Glenn - I know what you mean but upon closer inspection his face looks kinder than at a distance.
Posted by: brodie | Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 08:43 PM