The Buried Church

Last updated on: January 4, 2013 at 9:00 am by Joe Carter

The Buried Church 2012-12-31T05:39:14+00:00 Joe Carter

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In 1943, a volcano began growing out of a cornfield in San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacán, Mexico. It erupted for eight years, growing to a height of 336 meters and burying the town under layers of lava. The only building still visible amid the destruction is a church—half buried in the surrounding earth, half reaching for the heavens. A rather apt visual metaphor for our times . . .

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