Episode 104: The face of God

Those who have taken introductory survey courses in psychology may be aware of two classic sets of experiments, one using a “visual cliff” and the other a mother’s “still face.” Both shed light on how important a mother or father’s facial expressions are to a child who can’t yet speak. And to me, that recognition deepens the sense of lament when the poet who wrote Psalm 27 complains that God has hidden his face.