Response By

Stephen McClatchie

Kerry Thompson As in the Days of Noah, 1993

acrylic on masonite Gift of Dr. William Lucas, Brampton, Ontario, 1994

The ancient story of Noah, the Flood, and the Arc is recognized within all Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Response

Extra ecclesiam nulla salus.

The ark of Noah; all that lives, doubly protected by God’s Almighty Hand.
Figure of the Church, outside of which—she has taught—there is no salvation.

And yet, behold: a little frog bobbing on the waves,
in reaching for heaven, catches His Eye.

Photo of Stephen McClatchie standing infront of archways

Reverend Stephen McClatchie, PhD is Professor of Church History and Church Music at Huron University College, at Western University. He is also an Anglican priest and serves as honorary assistant at St. John the Evangelist Parish Church, London. Stephen has been a senior academic administrator, including Principal of Huron University College from 2011 to 2016.