{"id":670,"date":"2009-05-13T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-13T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/05\/jesus-in-jeans.html"},"modified":"2009-05-13T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-13T13:36:00","slug":"jesus-in-jeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/05\/jesus-in-jeans.html","title":{"rendered":"Jesus in jeans"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve seen a lot of different interpretations of Jesus, but here’s something altogether different<\/a>, from a church in England: <\/p>\n

<\/a>He could be a singer, an actor or even a footballer.<\/p>\n

But this is no mere entertainer – this is Jesus Christ and he\u2019s wearing jeans.<\/p>\n

The 21st Century depiction of the Son of God will now welcome the modern masses at a Catholic church in Uckfield.<\/p>\n

This week the new bronze statue was hoisted more than 100 ft to the top of the bell tower at Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church.<\/p>\n

Award winning sculptor Marcus Cornish, who lives in Lewes, was commissioned to make the bronze seven-foot contemporary version of Jesus.<\/p>\n

On Sunday it will have the last accessory added \u2013 an eye-catching halo picked out in gold leaf.<\/p>\n

Mr Cornish, whose work have been bought by the Prince of Wales, said: “The sculpture is simple and direct and I hope it sums up the feeling that Christ is always with us and that we are not to be afraid.”<\/p>\n

The statue has been carefully positioned so it is not sitting symmetrically but is looking directly down on the congregation as they enter the church.<\/p>\n

Mr Cornish, who completed the sculpture in just under a year, said: “His clothing is being blown vigorously to add to the sense of him being alive and his strength in defying earthly cares.<\/p>\n

“The clothing is loosely contemporary in order to connect Christ to his people now as much as to his past.<\/p>\n

“I hope this sculpture will inspire and communicate in very human terms, reaching out and being relevant to both the congregation and local community.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read more about it right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

H\/T Concord Pastor<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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