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In The Name Of God (sculpture)
''In the name of God'' is a series of sculptures created by Jens Galschiøt, intended as a commentary on the Religion and sexuality, Christian church’s strict sexual teachings. The copper sculptures depict a pregnant teenager in natural size crucifixion of Jesus, crucified on a large cross. Specifically, the sculptures are a reaction against teachings of the Christian church regarding contraception and sexual education, and as a general criticism of the leadership of George W. Bush and Pope Benedict XVI. Copenhagen On 1 December 2006, during World AIDS Day, a 5 meter high crucifix in copper with "the pregnant teenager" was set up in front of the Church of Our Lady (Copenhagen), Cathedral of Copenhagen. This was the first official display of the sculpture, as a protest of the church's teachings regarding contraception. Nicaragua In March of 2007, the sculpture ''In The Name of God'' was the milestone in a campaign launched by Nicaraguan women groups to fight maternal mortalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crucified Jens Galschiot
Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross or beam and left to hang until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation. It was used as a punishment by the Achaemenid Empire, Persians, Ancient Carthage, Carthaginians and Roman Empire, Romans, among others. Crucifixion has been used in parts of the world as recently as the twentieth century. The Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth is central to Christianity, and the Christian cross, cross (sometimes crucifix, depicting Jesus nailed to it) is the main religious symbol for many Christian churches. Terminology Ancient Greek has two verbs for crucify: (), from (which in today's Greek only means "cross" but which in antiquity was used of any kind of wooden pole, pointed or blunt, bare or with attachments) and () "crucify on a plank", together with ( "impale"). In earlier pre-Roman Greek texts usually means "impale". The Greek used in the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
