In Conversation: Popular Imagery and the Religious Imagination

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Artists often use expressive means to convey an emotion or experience that is intangible. Watch Ivan Gaskell, Harvard University, and David Morgan, Duke University, as they discuss the use of popular images to inspire belief.

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