(The Conversation) — Fierce debates about visual depictions of the sacred have existed for centuries. An art historian explains the controversies in the Byzantine Empire over images of Christ. (The ...
A deep dive into the Byzantine Empire’s overlooked legacy explores how Greek civilisation shaped medieval Europe, preserved ancient knowledge, influenced the Renaissance and helped define modern Greek ...
The Associated Press A party tent is raised on the sea-facing terrace of the 5th-century church of Osios David on June 25 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Later that day, a festival would be celebrated there ...
The depiction of Prophet Muhammad at Hamline University has opened up a debate about what sacred images can or cannot be shown in a classroom. Friscocali via Flickr, CC BY-NC An adjunct lecturer at ...