The break particularly affects those meanings that relate to the deepest questions of the purpose and nature of human life. Particularly in the last three decades we find ourselves the hapless possessors of a culture unhinged from its Creator s mooring. The foundations of life, the vantage point from which we see, interpret and respond to our world, are being seriously challenged. Some of you have previously heard me describe what I think is one of the most symbolic structures of our time, the Wexner Art Center on the campus of Ohio State University. It is a fascinating building that has no pattern.
Staircases go nowhere.
Pillars support nothing. The architect designed the building to reflect life as he saw it. It signifies confusion, chaos, and the lack of absolute truth. Life from this vantage point is mindless and senseless going nowhere. Yet, even in this postmodern architectural feat the foundation of the building is quite traditional.