Stronger than Human Strength

Both the Gospel of John and Old School are texts that ultimately hinge on the revelation of weakness, but both seem to suggest that weakness once revealed can also be a source of strength. What makes revealing intimate truths dangerous? Why does the revelation of even divine truths--perhaps especially divine truths--in the Gospel of John lead so quickly to the cross and Golgotha? What prevents the narrator in Old School from revealing truths about himself to his classmates and even the readers of the novel, for whom he remains nameless? How do Ayn Rand and Ernest Hemingway affect his definition of personal truth? What leads us to shrink from the possibility of personal revelation, and what might be gained were we to overcome our fears?

Suggested Readings:
Gospel of John, 5-13 (Special Focus on 12:20-26, 13:1-17)
Old School, 63-127