RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK - 4th Sunday of Lent

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Gregory A. Disney-Britton

"Temptation" (2008) by Awst & Walther | Wales and Germany. Sculpture, plaster and gold leaf, 7 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.

During this heated political season, America has been labeled "a modern day Babylon" because of how we respond to temptation. Babylon is one of the most infamous of ancient cities, and Isaiah 14:1-23 tells about the destruction of this once great city-state and the death of its proud monarch. It is a political story about God's people being tempted with various visions of greatness including Awst & Walther's gilded lust and gilded violence (above). Today's the 4th Sunday of Lent 2016, and a good time to check-in on how you are responding to Temptation?

For other NEWS OF WEEK from across the USA, and around the world, see below:

• Art for Lent: Shaun Tan's "The Station" [More News]
• Art for Lent: Diego Romero's "Fallen Angel" [More News]
• Art for Lent: Hassan Musa's "The Good Game I" [More News]
• Art for Lent: Shirley Purdie's "Stations of the Cross" [More News]
• Art for Lent: Imran Qureshi's "Blessings Upon the Land" [More News]

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