American Indian Artist Oscar Howe Wrestled With Art, Faith, Modernism And Native Identity

A special retrospective “Dakota Modern” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York City explores the significant of Dakota artist Oscar Howe in American art and religion.

Inside The Spirituality Of K-Pop Sensation BTS

(ANALYSIS) K-pop group BTS is having its best year yet. The seven-member Korean boy band topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, broke 13 new Guinness World Records hitting a total of 23 and visited the White House. The band draws on the spirituality of self-realization, psychology, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Greek mythology and more to create its fictional universe.

Qatar’s Largest Mosque Highlights Beauty Of Islamic Art And Architecture

When fans aren’t packing stadiums to watch soccer matches, another thing that will get a lot of attention will be Qatar’s Islamic art and culture. As is the case with any country that plays World Cup host, visitors will get a real chance to see things in person they may not otherwise ever see anywhere else. Among those things will be the Imam Abdul Wahhab Mosque in the capital city, Doha.

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Traveling Sistine Chapel Exhibit A Cheaper Option To See Michelangelo Masterpiece

(REVIEW) “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition,” currently on a 27-city world tour, highlights the wonder of one of history’s greatest artistic achievements, allowing visitors to experience it like never before. It’s also easier and cheaper than flying to Rome in the middle of the summer.

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A Great Mystic Of Our Time: The Story Of Natuzza Evolo And The Church

When Fortunata Evolo, a 20th century Italian mystic, was alive, thousands would come to her Italian village to seek her guidance. After her death in 2009, the pilgrims kept coming, declaring that she continued to perform miracles from her heavenly abode. They prayed at her tomb and finished building the “Villa of Joy,” a complex that Evolo said appeared to her in a vision.

How Music Saved The Oldest Anglican Church In Chile

St. Paul’s cathedral, part of the cultural heritage of the British community in Valparaíso, turns to music to keep its doors open. After its parishioners emigrated from the Chilean port city in the 20th century, a restoration process began with concerts at the Queen Victoria Memorial Organ.

The Oldest Church In Philadelphia Is Swedish, Anti-Racist And Holds Together Brick By Historical Brick

Swedish Lutherans built the Gloria Dei church between 1698 and 1700 and worshipped along the Delaware River for several generations before it became part of the Episcopal Church in 1845. The church’s story and presence symbolize a unique chapter in American religious history and valuable contributions that Swedes made to religious freedom and tolerance in America.

Love For Many Wrong Reasons: Three Years After The Cathedral’s Fire, A Look Back At Victor Hugo’s Passion For Notre Dame

(ANALYSIS) “Hunchback of Notre Dame” and its popularization in films and cartoons have greatly shaped our perceptions of the famous cathedral and the story of Quasimodo and Notre Dame is one of many stories that have become part of our collective worldview. For that reason alone, how and why Victor Hugo portrayed the cathedral are worth a close look.

Museum Exhibition And Short Film Highlights Influence Of The Satanic Panic Four Decades Later

(REVIEW) Deepfakes, the satanic panic and the influential power of media are all explored in the Museum of the Moving Image’s newest exhibition and film series.

Getty Museum's Christian Manuscripts Exhibit Sees Antisemitism Where There Is None

(REVIEW) Images from 31 unique ancient objects, including Christian manuscripts in Latin, the Getty’s treasured Rothschild Pentateuch in Hebrew and two printed Hebrew books — from between 1040 to 1592 — are on display until May 29 at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. But the Getty’s text descriptions seem intended to push a misinterpretation of the Christian images as works of antisemitism and misogyny, based on little or no evidence.

Here Are The Top Anti-War Rock Songs That Represent Faith In The Ukrainian Resistance

Folk and rock anthems in response to the Russian invasion have created an air of nationalism and unity among Ukrainians. Besides the explicit protest in their lyrics, they recall other historical periods of conflict in the country.

Emotions, Mandalas And Buddhism: A Reflection On The Rubin's Interactive Exhibit

(REVIEW) Museum goers are challenged to “transform” their emotions at the Rubin Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, “Mandala Lab.” It aims for those who complete the interactions to leave with a greater awareness of their emotions and a new understanding of how Buddhism and its art, used as sacred tools, can improve one’s everyday life.

The Weeknd’s New Album ‘Dawn FM’ Takes Listeners On A Spiritual Journey

(REVIEW) Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye, known as the Weeknd, dropped his newest album, “Dawn FM,” in January and it’s packed with spiritual themes, including from Christianity. The Weeknd said he wrote the lyrics for the album, which has a much darker and melancholy edge than his previous work, during a state of pandemic depression.

In Kenya, Religious Millennials Are Changing Standards Of Modesty

In the 1980s and ‘90s, modest religious dressing in Kenya meant a very restricted wardrobe — one solid color of fabric stitched and sold in select shops run by members of the church. Today, trend-conscious religious millennials are changing the dress code, not necessarily by dressing immodestly but by adding twists of artsy, modern style.

Warhol Unmasked: Sex, Drugs And Catholicism

(REVIEW) The Brooklyn Museum takes the road less traveled in its exhibit “Andy Warhol: Revelation” by spotlighting beyond Warhol’s commonly known artistic themes of sex, drugs and modern American life to uniquely unmask the artist’s Roman Catholicism.

Terry Scott Taylor Wraps His Near 50-Year Career With ‘This Beautiful Mystery’

(REVIEW) Terry Scott Taylor's new double album "This Beautiful Mystery," is a culmination of nearly 50 years laboring in the vineyard of Christian music with a quality and reach far beyond that much-maligned artistic ghetto.

The Spiritual Richness Found In Andrea Büttner’s 'Grids, Vases and Plant Beds'

(REVIEW) Entering the main gallery is a religious experience of sorts — the sequences of tableaux that punctuate all four sides of the space serve as stations for reflection. Büttner leaves us with a restorative vision of the future, encouraging us to earnestly consider the meaning of faith, hope and love.

A Photo Exhibit By New York Catholics Honors Heroes Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

(ANALYSIS) The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture’s new series called “Portraits of Grace: Honoring Heroes of the COVID-19 Pandemic” offers a space for New Yorkers and Christians to reflect on the pandemic with an eye toward the hopeful.

Kanye West's 'Donda' Shows His Deeper Faith Walk

(REVIEW) After much anticipation, Kanye West’s tenth studio album, “Donda,” released. The 27-track album shows the evolution of Kanye’s Christian faith and its inspiration for impressive pop music.

Hip Hop artist Street Hymns explains history of Christian battle rap

ReligionUnplugged interviews Mitchell West, known as Street Hymns, one of the founding members of the Christian battle rap group Four Horsemen.

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