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Cross & Culture
Interview With Creators Of Open World Bible Video Game
Video games are now the highest grossing form of entertainment in the world, bringing in more money than the film, literary, and music industries… combined. And while some have pushed back and balked at the success of this medium, ultimately it makes sense as to why it’s captured the...
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Marginalia
Domovoy
DOMOVOY V. ⸻ Blavatsky sat at her desk facing a large window looking which looked into the green leafy trees of Holland Park. Before her, and all around her, were heaps of papers, pamphlets, books, manuscripts, and a small bible for reference.[1] She knew her Bible well, though to her it...
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Jappers and Janglers
ASMR avec Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Cercle Rouge (1970) hypnotized me in this way. The film is a thriller about procedure, as if one were to make the Transformers’ movies about an originary mechanic-god and the hulking, intricate parts and attentive movements he used to create the first...
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About Patheos Religious Art

Explore art, from different religious perspectives Seeking the latest information about art and religion? Patheos writers include some of the top faith leaders and scholars in the world exploring the latest in art and religion. Our hope is by providing religious art information, stories and conversation, it leads to understanding, empathy and acceptance of all faiths.

ACROSS FAITHS
Evangelical
A Soundtrack for Leading a Quiet Life
Recently, this soundtrack has encouraged me to lead a quiet life. Among the soundtracks that have become a mainstay in my playlist as of late is, "It's Okay to Live a Quiet Life" by Denison Witmer, a song re-released in 2023 on Asthmatic Kitty Records.
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Evangelical
Do We Need the Bells and Whistles?
After the fallout from the incident at the men's conference at James River Church, I decided to look at the necessity of bells and whistles.
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Progressive Christian
Resentment with Compassion 6
Compassion re-feels the victim's feeling of injustice.
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Cross & Culture
Interview With Creators Of Open World Bible Video Game
Is Old Art Better Than New Art?
Interview With A Christian Film Critic
The 20 Best Films About Faith
The Pop Culture Problem For Christians
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The Sweatpant Sessions
Hip Hop for Soul Survival
It's a G thang. Faith and fashion in Christian Hip Hop
Why Christian Hip Hop Matters
Not just for kids, Nemo, Elmo, and calling 311
I am what I am? A punk apologetic deconstruction of Popeye
Good House Keeping: House, Faith, and Stoicism
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ARTIFA.io
Artistic Expressions of Love in Faith
The Art of Religious Texts
Women in Religious Art
Spotlight on Sacred Spaces: A Duality of Faith and Form
Navigating the Demands of Self-Promotion for Christian Artists and Innovators
CORE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES OF CHRISTIAN CREATIVES
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The Imaginative Church
Do We Need the Bells and Whistles?
The Pursuit of Excellence? Are We Doing This Right?
I Just Have to Do One More Thing... Busyness and Distraction
Jesus is Risen! The Importance of Easter
Maundy Thursday and Lent: What the Last Supper Means to You
Maundy Thursday: Jesus Illustrates Lent, Love and Leadership
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Quiet on the Set
Review: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The First Must See Film of 2024: Cabrini
Throwback Thursday: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Throwback Thursday: Curl Up With Five Days in Skye
Throwback Thursday: Moulin Rouge!
Throwback Thursday: That Thing You Do
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The Gathering Place
The Pain of Betrayal!
What Matters Most?
The Skinny on Fat Tuesday
More Than Conquerors
The Marvel of Maverick City
Elevation Worship Inspires
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An Exhibition of Art History
What does love have to do with it?
How can we find self-love in mainstream media?
Your journey as a dying star; spirituality in poetry
Analyzing Religious Art Part Seven: A Deeper Exploration
How horror film soundtracks highlight the fragility of humanity
8 Best Hanukkah Movies Of All Time
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Formed by a Flame
95 Traits of Saint Joseph: March 19, Solemnity of St. Joseph
St. Joseph Novena Study - Day 9: Happy Death
St. Joseph Novena Study - Day 8: Friend in Suffering
St. Joseph Novena Study - Day 7: Patron of Workers
St. Joseph Novena Study - Day 6: Patron of Families
St. Joseph Novena Study - Day 5: Patron of Church, Patriarch
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The Art of Modern Soulful Living
Paying it Forward: How Faith Can Inspire Kindness
The Melodic Medicine: How Music Can Heal Your Soul
Nurturing Body and Soul
The Power of Faith in Positive Mental Health
Unleashing Your Full Potential: A Journey of Faith, Growth, and Self-Discovery
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Dhmaric Meanderings
Thou Should Not Grieve: Mourning And The Bhagavad Gita
The Many Incarnations of Bob Dylan
Loneliness, Love and Romance in the Dharma
Do Hindus Worship the Same God as The Children of Abraham?
To Guru or Not Guru
Forbidden by Hinduism?
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The Commonality of Humanity, An Artist's Journey
Mahavatar Babaji Blessed Israel While Celebrating the Jewish New Year
STOP BLAMING ISRAEL, STOP YOUR HATE, LIES AND MISINFORMATION
Israel, Hamas, Suicide Bombings, European Union, United Nations, Antisemitism
Did Prime Minister Benjamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu Purposely Sacrifice Thousands Just to Remain in Power?
Israel Under Attack, 2500 plus Rocket Launched, Palestinian Militia Kidnap Israeli Civilians, At least 20 Israeli Civilians Dead
Abie Nathan, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Yom Kippur - Looking Back Fifty Years at Israel in 1973
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Religious Art by faiths
Buddhist
Answers - Do Christians Need to go to Church? - Episode 44
Do Christians Need to go to Church?
Podcasts:
Do Religions Still Have Arranged Marriages and Polygamy?
Abie Nathan, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Yom Kippur - Looking Back Fifty Years at Israel in 1973
Amos, a Presbyterian minister, and the promise of incarnational imagination
Buddha versus Jesus: Comparing 4 Truths in Socrates' Children
Domovoy
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Catholic
ASMR avec Melville
85 and Still Kicking
Purgatory And Christian Hope
Picturing Bare Life
Kristin's Poems For Holy Week
Barbed and Dangerous
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Contemplative
What Makes Us Human: On AI and the Human Animal
Mystery Of The Mass
Do You Recognize God In Your Bookstore? (Part II)
How can we find self-love in mainstream media?
Healer of My Soul: Insights and Hope to Overcome Sin
We Strain to Catch a Glimpse of the Sacred
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Evangelical
Do We Need the Bells and Whistles?
History and Alternatives: An Interview with Francis Spufford
The Pursuit of Excellence? Are We Doing This Right?
I Just Have to Do One More Thing... Busyness and Distraction
Jesus is Risen! The Importance of Easter
Maundy Thursday and Lent: What the Last Supper Means to You
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General Christian
Interview With Creators Of Open World Bible Video Game
Hip Hop for Soul Survival
Review: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Is Old Art Better Than New Art?
The Pain of Betrayal!
Maundy Thursday: Jesus Illustrates Lent, Love and Leadership
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Hindu
Thou Should Not Grieve: Mourning And The Bhagavad Gita
The Many Incarnations of Bob Dylan
There's Something About Khajuraho
Mahavatar Babaji Blessed Israel While Celebrating the Jewish New Year
Loneliness, Love and Romance in the Dharma
August 15th the Assumption of the Blessed Mother, Jerusalem
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Jewish
What does love have to do with it?
8 Best Hanukkah Movies Of All Time
6 intense films that deal with the complexity of gender roles
Did Prime Minister Benjamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu Purposely Sacrifice Thousands Just to Remain in Power?
With Yitzhak Rabin Gone, Netanyahu's Anti-Arab, Anti-Peace Playbook & How He's Controlled Israel For Three Decades
Racism & Misogyny, Netanyahu's Disingenuous Attacks on the Soul of Israel
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Latter-day Saint
Writing history is easy if you toss out the facts.
An attempt at a reminder
"Pixelated Prophets"
Approaching the Facsimiles of the Book of Abraham
Kaymaklı and Göreme
On foot in a very ancient city
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More Voices
Make Your Own Bible
Art Work by VOHL
The Spirituality of Symbolism
Book Review: For Small Creatures Such as We
The Melodic Medicine: How Music Can Heal Your Soul
How horror film soundtracks highlight the fragility of humanity
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Muslim
Israel's Democracy is Dying, as Bibi Gleefully Dances Around the Open Grave
Jerusalem's Gay Pride & Netanyahu's Homophobic Coalition
Israel and Gaza, Bibi's Second War of Diversion, May 2023
On The Ground, Israel, Hillary and Barack, A Lost Opportunity Part 2
Podcasts:
What Are the Primary Symbols of Islam?
Depicting the Divine: Art as a Source of Religious Meaning and Connection
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New Visions
Falling Flower: a Simple Memorial Ritual
Spiritual Naturalist Society Call for Writers & Artists
The Power of Faith in Positive Mental Health
The Scientific Link of Spirituality and Mental Health
The Expression of Grief in Trembles: A Spiritual Study in Dance
The Thesis
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Pagan
I’m Already Tired of AI Art
The Two Skeleton Saints - A Journey Into the Fascinating World of Santa Muerte and San La Muerte
5 Non-Traditional Tarot Decks
The Initiatory Challenge of a Cute Baphomet
The Transformation of an Image
I had One Plan – She had Another
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Progressive Christian
Remembering Michael Knott: The Family Man in Black
Is God the Source of Good and Evil?
The Bird on Fire [A Poem]
Why Christian Hip Hop Matters
Unknowing: The New Religion of Unlearning
Mostly Dead: The Princess Bride & Religious Deconstruction
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