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Accuracy of Church art
Artistic depictions of the Book of Mormon translation
Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.
Alfred North Whitehead, Dialogues (1954)
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Template loop detected: Question: Does Church art always reflect reality?
Template loop detected: Question: Why are people concerned about Church artwork?
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Template loop detected: Question: Why doesn't the art match details which have been repeatedly spelled out in Church publications?
Template loop detected: Question: How do non-Mormon artists treat the Nativity?
Template loop detected: Question: What message does the Book of Mormon translation painting convey?
Template loop detected: Question: Does Church art always reflect reality?
Template loop detected: Question: Why are people concerned about Church artwork?
Template loop detected: Question: Is the Church trying to hide something through its use of artwork?
Template loop detected: Question: Why doesn't the art match details which have been repeatedly spelled out in Church publications?
Template loop detected: Question: How do non-Mormon artists treat the Nativity?
Template loop detected: Question: What message does the Book of Mormon translation painting convey?
Template loop detected: Question: Does Church art always reflect reality?
Template loop detected: Question: Why are people concerned about Church artwork?
Template loop detected: Question: Is the Church trying to hide something through its use of artwork?
Template loop detected: Question: Why doesn't the art match details which have been repeatedly spelled out in Church publications?
Template loop detected: Question: How do non-Mormon artists treat the Nativity?
Template loop detected: Question: What message does the Book of Mormon translation painting convey?
Template loop detected: Question: Does Church art always reflect reality?
Template loop detected: Question: Why are people concerned about Church artwork?
Template loop detected: Question: Is the Church trying to hide something through its use of artwork?
Template loop detected: Question: Why doesn't the art match details which have been repeatedly spelled out in Church publications?
Template loop detected: Question: How do non-Mormon artists treat the Nativity?
Template loop detected: Question: What message does the Book of Mormon translation painting convey?
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