Atypical approach to the quest for a sense of personal dignity and destiny. Michelangelo's quest is expressed through the monumental Sistine Ceiling; this book pursues the line of reasoning that the human body, mind and spirit, are rooted in a divine 'blueprint'--the ultimate icon. Biblical responses were never meant to be scientific; but biblical faith, springing from the heart of Abraham, finds fulfillment in the appearance of the Messiah.

Augustine H. Serafini, b. Chicago, IL, monk, priest, Monastery of Our Lady, Oshkosh, WI; author: "The Divine Remedy: The Madonna in Thirty-One Masterpieces of Art," Fwd by Princess Grace of Monaco (3rd ed. 1982); author, producer: "Historical Perspective of the Order of Malta Through Postage Stamps of the World" (video program 1992); "The Face of Adam" (fwd: Don Pedro de Churruca, Marques de Aycinena) was written with great intensity in the course of the decade that bridged the millennia.