Marcelina Palamar introduces us to the complicated work of Jan Matejko, one of Poland’s most famous artists, revealing that despite Matejko’s grand intentions, a failure to consider his spectator’s lack of contextual knowledge eventually betrays him.

Drawing on a wealth of primary materials from the Middle Ages and an array of secondary literature, Staff Writer Jude Jones explores the how the body of Christ is fundamentally queer in an eloquent and sophisticated piece.

Tom Paterson looks to past and present to explore Vladimir Putin’s relationship with the Orthodox Church.