THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

YOUR theological queries about mirrored surfaces, answered by the Archbishop of Canterbury,

DR JUSTIN WELBY

Dear AB of C, IN THE Bible, it says God made man in His own image. So, does this mean that He invented mirrors before He invented men? Agnes Secret-Side, Sheam The AB of C says: “Not necessarily, Agnes. God may well have invented some other sort of reflective object first – such as water, teaspoons or the back of a CD – and then used that to look upon His own mighty countenance and sketch a blueprint from which to create man. But don’t forget, God is three people in one, so He could simply have looked at one of His other forms, such as Jesus or the Holy Ghost, and created man from that description. But on the other hand, yes, He could well have invented mirrors first…

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Viz (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2021

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