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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

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