Piero della Francesca (1411/13–1492). The Crucifixion, 1454–1469

The Cross: A History of a Symbol

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 14, 2017

Robin M. Jensen, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame and author of The Cross: History, Art, and Controversy, discusses the two-thousand-year evolution of the cross as an idea, symbol and an artifact.

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