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Observations on Religion in Birmingham, Alabama, by Samford University Religious Studies Students

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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

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

Wales Window for Alabama

Wales Window for Alabama

Posted on April 1, 2020November 1, 2020 by laurencenterIn Baptist, Biblical Illustrations, Birmingham, Downtown, Images, Jesus, Stained Glass

Baptist Historical Sites in Downtown Birmingham

Baptist Historical Sites in Downtown Birmingham

Posted on October 22, 2019April 19, 2020 by David R. BainsIn Baptist, Birmingham, Downtown

Category: Downtown

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