Faith on View

The rise of faith-based films: A new era for Christmas classics

(ANALYSIS) Changes in the film industry, and the changing demographics of
family life in America, mean we’re likely to see a great deal of Christmas
movies in the future that are focused on faith. You might say the future of
Christmas films is very much faith-based. One of the most fascinating
things is the collapse of the Christmas movie and the rise of the modern
faith-based genre happened around the same time two decades ago.

The fascinating history of Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium

Religious Roots Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, originally built as the Union Gospel Tabernacle in 1892, has transformed from a religious gathering place to one of America’s most iconic music venues. Founded by riverboat captain Tom Ryman …

A stone Asian church is shown from outside.

Ronan O’Connell of the South China Morning Post writes about ten of the most beautiful churches on the Asian continent. From India to South Korea, there are signs of thriving Christian communities with a long …

The carved entrance with three figures to the Vatican Museums is shown.

Barbara Jatta, the first female head of the Vatican Museums, encourages visitors at the Vatican to explore beyond the Sistine Chapel and appreciate the often overlooked yet breathtaking attractions. Despite the tendency of many visitors …

A camera and lens is held up and obscuring the face of a person with an apparent mask on.

“Human beings have dreams. Even dogs have dreams, but not you, you are just a machine. An imitation of life. Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot turn a… canvas into a beautiful …

Shown from the street are the top two levels of Spain's orangish yellow Guadix Cathedral

A hyper-realistic recreation that is based on data generated from the Shroud of Turin, is being displayed at the Gaudix Cathedral in Spain’s Granada. The Shroud of Turin is believed by many to be the …

This black and white image shows the hands of a tattoo artist holding a tattoo gun and applying a tattoo to a customer's forearm.

A walk-in Christian tattoo campaign is organized by a Catholic group in Vienna which will offer Christian-themed tattoos for free. The campaign aims to alter the Church’s “prohibiting and rejecting” perspective of the body. The …

An arial shot of New York City's skyline.

Contesting the popular view that New York City is characterized by a high degree of secularism, the “City of Faith: Religion, Activism, and Urban Space” exhibition emphasizes that the essence of New York City cannot …

An AI created image of a sewing machine 'sewing' a piece of abstract art.

Anyone who has spent any amount of time on Twitter has seen the products of the AI image engines, such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, or OpenAI’s DALL·E. It is uncanny how precise these AI art …

An open book laying on a flat surface is shown from the bottom with pages at various angles. A blue and cloudy sky is the backdrop.

A production of The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis will soon be staged by the Museum of the Bible. The production of this classic tale by Logos Theatre will be premiered at the …