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As with all of ancient Christian mythology, the Harrowing of Hell is good for one thing: fucked-up art! Depictions of the Harrowing of Hell range from Christ guiding some folks out of a cave to Jesus ...

Hell is well-known in popular culture and is a widespread belief among Christian communities today. But where did this ...

Nearly 2,000 years of Christian tradition and a ... and Russian Orthodox churches now, the art depicts Christ standing over the broken gates of hell, angels binding Satan and Satan crushed under ...

In the world of Christian music, where artists like For ... release more music and continue "raising holy hell" in the industry. They say the outpouring of support for their EP is bittersweet.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols says the idea of a burning Hell is not part of Catholic teaching ... it's been part of Catholic iconography, part of Christian iconography," he said.