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Religions. Images. Birmingham.

Religions. Images. Birmingham.

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Birmingham

Damballah or St. Patrick

Damballah or St. Patrick

Damballah is the loa who is credited with the creation of the world and all other gods.

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Birmingham, Roman Catholicism, Saints

Sudhanna Visits Avalokitesvara

Sudhanna Visits Avalokitesvara

Sudhanna studied under fifty-two different teachers until finally encountering Avalokitesvara, the Buddhist deity of kindness

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Birmingham, Buddhist

Jefferson County Courthouse Murals

Jefferson County Courthouse Murals

These amazing paintings demonstrate how one can communicate through art. They demonstrate the importance and value of history and also the importance and value of the future

Posted on November 23, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Birmingham, Civil Rights Movement, Downtown, Images

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, 2020November 24, 2020 by David R. BainsIn Art, Baptist, Birmingham, Samford University

The Trinity Windows at East Lake United Methodist Church

The Trinity Windows at East Lake United Methodist Church

These windows are noteworth for depicting the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in equal terms.

Posted on November 21, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Biblical Illustrations, Birmingham, Methodism, Stained Glass

Three Kneeling Ministers Statue at Kelly Ingram Park

Three Kneeling Ministers Statue at Kelly Ingram Park

This sculpture is one of the few pieces of art in . . . the greater Birmingham area, that displays a religious act in the context of a political movement.

Posted on November 19, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Baptist, Birmingham, Civil Rights Movement, Downtown

The Good Shepherd Window

The Good Shepherd Window

Christ is the only true shepherd. He is the shepherd to his people, and he is here to protect us.

Posted on November 18, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Biblical Illustrations, Birmingham, Downtown, Roman Catholicism, Stained Glass

“Fred Shuttlesworth” by John Rhoden

“Fred Shuttlesworth” by John Rhoden

By displaying Shuttlesworth and other activists in memorials, the city of Birmingham is acknowledging its unfortunate past and using it as an anthem of hope

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Baptist, Birmingham, Civil Rights Movement, Downtown

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