Easter

At the heart of the Christian religion, is Easter. Find our more about its significance and impact.

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the first signs of Spring breaking through
As we emerge from the Easter weekend, Graham Tomlin unpacks why Easter is more than an illustration of new life.
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A family look at the concrete shell and remains of a bombed building.
Violence begets violence in a zero sum world.
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A balcony scene viewed behind shows a Roman ruler leaning over a balcony to the crowd while gesturing to a semi-naked Christ.
Agents of chaos still inhabit our world today.
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A persons stands, holding a net curtain aside to gaze out.
Our best relationships hint at what we are really missing.
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A fine art painting depicts a risen Jesus hold a flag in one hand and raising his other hand above his head, against a dark background
The resurrection strikes at the heart of the cold reality of the human condition.
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Preisdent Putin stands behind a lectern with a gold door and Russian flag behind him.
The high stakes of Easter can confront the natural order.
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Head and shoulders image of a man with closed eyes, on his forehead is an ashen cross.
The incarnation and an execution impacts humanity.
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A boy concentrates hard as he holds one candle to another to light it.
It’s a time to discover the whole range of human experience and emotion.
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A medieval painting of a suffering Christ surrounded by two angels looking concerned.
Graham Tomlin explores the real reason why Christianity seems fixated on suffering.
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A photographer, standing next to a tripod, atop a pile of rubble is a destroyed factory.
Remembered rituals comforted many who mourn. As Easter comes around again, Graham Tomlin examines the underlying hope found when all is carnage and chaos.
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A Good Friday procession of people and priests hold a cross horizontal above their heads.
Embracing death, parading it down streets, and even downplaying their egos, Julie Canlis contemplates why Christians do death.
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A medieval painting of angels holding the dead Christ.
As Easter approaches, many contemplate the critical events of Holy Week. These have inspired historic artists, from Da Vinci to anonymous sculptors, and modern creatives. Understand more about their work. Watch this set of short videos from the Visual Commentary on Scripture.
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