stained-glass windows
Stained glass window showing dark-skinned Jesus Christ heading to Memphis museum
By Associated Press — February 26, 2024
WARREN, R.I. (AP) — Measuring 12 feet tall and 5 feet wide (3.7 meters by 1.5 meters), the window depicts two biblical passages in which women, also painted with dark skin, appear as equals to Christ.
‘Holy Frit’ film tells sacred, profane story of ‘huge, freaking’ stained-glass window
By Kathryn Post — November 10, 2023
(RNS) — The documentary captures Judson Studios' race against time to build one of the world’s largest stained-glass windows for the biggest mainline church in America.
National Cathedral windows shift from themes of Confederacy to racial justice
By Adelle M. Banks — September 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'There is a lot of work yet to be done to confront systemic racism,' said cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith.
Idaho church window once depicting Robert E. Lee now honors Black female bishop
By Adelle M. Banks — December 22, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We recognize this section of our window is more than a benign historical marker,’ the United Methodist church’s leaders said in 2020.
Cathedral to replace Confederate windows with stained glass reflecting Black life
By Adelle M. Banks — September 23, 2021
(RNS) — ‘This will be one of the first Confederate icons that has come down and been replaced with something else,’ said a cathedral official.
Exhibit highlights Tiffany’s lasting impact on American church design
By Chris Herlinger — December 5, 2012
NEW YORK (RNS) An exhibit at the Museum of Biblical Art in New York City reveals a spiritual side of master designer and craftsman Louis C. Tiffany, the man responsible for decorating some of the nation's landmark churches. By Chris Herlinger.
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