{"id":367,"date":"2017-06-19T08:30:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T08:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/?p=367"},"modified":"2017-06-19T09:06:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T09:06:27","slug":"material-culture-in-saint-marys-lancaster-and-bath-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/?p=367","title":{"rendered":"Material Culture in Saint Mary&#8217;s Lancaster and Bath Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nH a4O\">\n<div class=\"nH\">\n<div class=\"nH bkL\">\n<div class=\"no\">\n<div class=\"nH bkK nn\">\n<div class=\"nH\">\n<div class=\"nH\">\n<div class=\"nH ar4 z\">\n<div class=\"aeI\">\n<div class=\"AO\">\n<div id=\":4\" class=\"Tm aeJ\">\n<div id=\":2\" class=\"aeF\">\n<div class=\"nH\">\n<div class=\"nH\">\n<div class=\"nH g\">\n<p><em>By Marion Bowman<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was in Lancaster recently to give a\u00a0paper in University&#8217;s Religion, Politics &amp; Philosophy Seminar series. While I was there, I called in at St Mary&#8217;s and enjoyed this striking papercut artwork in a church clearly committed to using material culture creatively.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-367 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/?attachment_id=437'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/unnamed-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/unnamed-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/unnamed.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/?attachment_id=438'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/unnamed-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/unnamed-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/unnamed-1.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cathedrals &amp; churches seem increasingly to be venues for thought-provoking art. Here in Bath Abbey, an installation of butterflies is used to make points about migration.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-367 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/?attachment_id=436'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3607-e1497860188943-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3607-e1497860188943-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3607-e1497860188943.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/?attachment_id=435'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3609-e1497860143920-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3609-e1497860143920-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3609-e1497860143920.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/?attachment_id=434'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3603-e1497860074293-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3603-e1497860074293-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3603-e1497860074293.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Marion Bowman I was in Lancaster recently to give a\u00a0paper in University&#8217;s Religion, Politics &amp; Philosophy Seminar series. 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