RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

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By TAHLIB

I believe it’s a significant thing that God chose Mary to be the one who would give birth to the Son of God, and I also believe it's a significant thing that God chose Joseph to be a father to Jesus. In Seth Grahame-Smith's "Unholy Night", a novel of both imagined and actual adventures which took place during the first weeks of Jesus' birth, Grahame-Smith explores notions of "fatherhood" and sheds new light on the man who adopted Jesus as his son. Saint Joseph is the ideal father figure but his son's birth still challenges him as a devout Jew, a husband and as a new father. For that reason on this Father's Day, "Unholy Night" is the RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK.

In other Religious Art news from across the USA, and the world:

• Robert Shuller's iconic Crystal Cathedral, designed by Philip Johnson was renamed "Christ Cathedral" by the new owners -- the Roman Catholic Church. [More: Christian News]
• The Kolbo Fine Judaica Gallery opens a retrospective exhibition today of sculptor Nancy Schön, best knwon for "Make Way for Ducklings" in Boston. [More: Judaic News]
• A contemporary art exhibit in Tunisia offends religious extremists resulting in one man's death and injuries to over 100 people, including 65 policemen. [More: Islamic News]
• A small town in India is home to some of the most significant of Buddha statues, and as the Buddhist texts describe, he is strikingly handsome, serene and radiant. [More: Buddhist News]
• Tyeb Mehta's painting, "Mahishasura" (1996) of a Hindu god was purchased for $2.15 million at auction on Monday. [More: Hindu News]
• Cuban artist José Bedia’s stark silhouettes and totemic figures are featured in a Miami Art Museum survey of his past 30 years exploring religion and culture. [More: Interfaith News]

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