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University of Southern California

Visual Religion: The Cultural Work of Seeing and Believing

Visual Religion: The Cultural Work of Seeing and Believing

Visual Religion: The Cultural Work of Seeing and Believing

William Dyrness and David Morgan discuss historical and contemporary visualizations of Jesus by different religious communities at a Visions & Voices event sponsored by the Center for Religion and Civic Culture.

David Morgan

Morgan, the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg professor in Christianity and the arts at Valparaiso University, is a noted expert in material culture and popular religion. His most recent book is The Lure of Images: A History of Religion and Visual Media in the United States.

William Dyrness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4ux2SriJf0

Dyrness, an author and professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary, researches sacred imagery in Los Angeles congregations.