With modern borders drawn up by colonial powers, some African governments have turned to religion to try to forge national unity since independence.
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Barcelona’s fabled basilica recently celebrated the completion of its first tower with a giant star. But as at every stage in its history, not everyone is pleased.
A public monument, a place of memory and a crumbling testament to how far we’ve come. A centuries old church in windy Suffolk, England, is a world away.
St. Matthew is the patron saint of civil servants – making the Washington, D.C., church bearing his name a fitting venue for presidents, both past and present.
The history of education in the West is closely associated with Christian religious spaces – from the first cathedral schools to the use of churches to teach children in WWII.
Millions step into cathedrals and chapels on a regular basis. The history of these places of worship offers important insights into Christianity.
Looking nostalgically to the past, a young architect sought to revive the building as a bulwark to the uncertainty of the Industrial Revolution.
Medieval churches have often suffered fires. A look at those in Britain shows that Notre Dame can be rebuilt.
Words are as important as pictures for helping us come to terms with such a huge cultural loss.
Medieval cathedrals were fund raising powerhouses – it’s time to let history live again.
Other than church, the pipe organ is often perceived as belonging in horror movies. But there’s more to the instrument that spans most musical genres.
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Assistant Professor of Literature and History, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor of Music, University of Pretoria
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PhD in Medieval History, University of Nottingham
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Assistant Professor of Art History, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of History and Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
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Research assistant, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Religion & Society, Boston University
