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Christian Worship in Birmingham, amid Covid-19

Christian Worship in Birmingham, amid Covid-19

Posted on April 16, 2021May 21, 2021 by David R. BainsIn Birmingham, Liturgy, Religious Diversity, Rituals, Worship

Female Power Figure with Nails at Birmingham Museum of Art

Female Power Figure with Nails at Birmingham Museum of Art

This female power figure with nails is a religious image that functions as a vessel to connect with the spirit realm, and a historical image that allows viewers to gaze at a piece of history

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by David R. BainsIn Art, Birmingham, Downtown, Images

Reformation Day

Reformation Day

Posted on November 23, 2020August 14, 2023 by David R. BainsIn Art, Baptist, Birmingham, Samford University

Crucifix at St. Michael’s Cemetery

Crucifix at St. Michael’s Cemetery

Brookside attracted many Eastern European immigrants in the early twentieth century and developed a strong Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christian communities

Posted on November 20, 2020November 24, 2020 by David R. BainsIn Art, Biblical Illustrations, Roman Catholicism

Map of Religion in Avondale 1887 to 2019

Map of Religion in Avondale 1887 to 2019

Posted on April 30, 2020May 15, 2020 by David R. BainsIn Avondale, Birmingham, Map

Faces of Christ in Birmingham, Alabama

Faces of Christ in Birmingham, Alabama

Posted on April 7, 2020July 6, 2021 by David R. BainsIn Baptist, Birmingham, Eastern Orthodoxy, Jesus, Stained Glass

21 Houses of Worship in Birmingham

21 Houses of Worship in Birmingham

Posted on December 18, 2019April 30, 2023 by David R. BainsIn Birmingham, Religious Diversity

Geographical Index of Essays

Geographical Index of Essays

Posted on December 18, 2019May 16, 2023 by David R. BainsIn Index, Map

Alabama Buddhist Vihara

Alabama Buddhist Vihara

Posted on December 17, 2019September 28, 2025 by David R. BainsIn Adaptive Reuse, Buddhist

The Sikh Temple of Alabama

The Sikh Temple of Alabama

Posted on December 17, 2019November 8, 2020 by David R. BainsIn Adaptive Reuse, Bessemer, Sikhism

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