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2. www.nytimes.com › 2016/10/05 › nyregionAn ‘Evolving’ Episcopal Church Invites Back a Controversial ...

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   Oct 5, 2016 · The artist Edwina Sandys with her sculpture “Christa,” the centerpiece of an exhibition of more than 50 contemporary works that interpret the symbolism associated with the image of Jesus....

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edwina_SandysEdwina Sandys - Wikipedia

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   Edwina Sandys MBE (born 22 December 1938) [1] is an English artist and sculptor. She is the granddaughter of Winston Churchill . Early life. Sandys was a debutante, and was presented to Queen Elizabeth II. [2] .

   • Born: 22 December 1938 (age 84)
   • Occupation: Artist

   • Nationality: British; American
   • Children: 2, including Hugo Dixon

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   Who is Edwina Sandys?

   • The artist Edwina Sandys with her sculpture “Christa,” the centerpiece of an exhibition of more than 50 contemporary works that interpret the symbolism associated with the image of Jesus. Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

   An ‘Evolving’ Episcopal Church Invites Back a Controversial

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   Why did Edwina make a sculpture?

   • Edwina describes her reasoning behind the sculpture, explaining that though she is not a religious person, she felt the need to represent women within what's often considered the most important image: Jesus on the cross. She states that the sculpture showed the suffering of women as well.

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   What happened to the statue 'Christa' at St John the divine?

   • The bronze statue “Christa” at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Manhattan on Monday. In 1984, a church official ordered its removal. Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times Times have changed, Ms. Sandys said on Monday as the statue arrived at the cathedral, swaddled in the kind of dark gray blankets that movers wrap around furniture.

   An ‘Evolving’ Episcopal Church Invites Back a Controversial

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   When did 'Christa' become a blasphemous sculpture?

   • That happened the first time “Christa,” Ms. Sandys’s sculpture of a crucified woman, was shown at the cathedral in Manhattan during Holy Week in 1984. A controversy erupted, complete with hate mail attacking it as blasphemous.

   An ‘Evolving’ Episcopal Church Invites Back a Controversial

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5. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk › entry › christa-edwina30 Years Later, A Sculpture Of Jesus As A Nude ... - HuffPost UK

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   British artist Edwina Sandys ― who happens to be the daughter of Winston Churchill ― first molded the contentious form out of clay in 1974 while in London, as reported by The New York Times. “I...

6. feminismandreligion.com › 2015/10/06 › christaChrista Interview with Edwina Sandys by Nettie Reynolds

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   Oct 6, 2015 · Christa is a Bronze sculpture weighing 250 pounds, and measuring 4 x 5 ft. mounted on a Lucite cross. Supporters of the cross contend that the statue reveals Jesus’ call to understand suffering and resurrection. Shown first in London in 1975, Christa is the first representation of a female Christ on a cross.

7. www.newyorker.com › art › the-christa-project“The Christa Project” | The New Yorker

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   Oct 20, 2016 · October 20, 2016. During Holy Week, in 1984, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine exhibited a bronze by the British artist Edwina Sandys that shocked the city: the figure of Christ, nude,...

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8. vhchurch.org › the-christaThe Christa - Virginia-Highland Church (UCC)

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   Aug 3, 2015 · In response to Edwina Sandys sculpture, poet and theologian Nicola Slee posed and answered the poetic question, “Who is the Christa?”: Every woman forced to have sex who didn’t want it. Every girl trafficked out of her own home country. trapped in some anonymous bedsit in someone else’s city. working all the hours men want to have her body.

9. www.thestar.com › entertainment › edwina-sandys-onceEdwina Sandys once drew for Winston Churchill. Now, she’s ...

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   Oct 1, 2021 · Oct. 1, 2021. 3 min read. Edwina Sandys pictured with a version of her famed sculpture, “Christa” which she is bringing to Toronto. By Shinan Govani Contributing Columnist. “I am not a...