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For plays about Christianity or Christian characters, but not necessarily from a Christian perspective, see Category:Plays about Christianity Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The mystery play developed into a series of plays dealing with all the major events in the Christian calendar, from the Creation to the Day of Judgment. By the end of the 15th century, the tradition of acting these plays in cycles on festival days (such as the Feast of Corpus Christi ) was established across Europe.
The play was originally published in the 1988 book Two for Missions, which also included For This Cause, a drama about John and Betty Stam. In December 1996, the play was republished in the book Three with a Mission, which added to the original two plays, The World Is My Parish, a drama about John Wesley. The 1996 version of the play added an ...
J.B. is a 1958 play written in free verse by American playwright and poet Archibald MacLeish, and is a modern-day retelling of the story of the biblical figure Job.The play is about J.B. (a stand-in for Job), a devout millionaire with a happy domestic life whose life is ruined.
Reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus in Texcoco, Mexico. The origin and development of Passion Plays in the UK can be traced back to one of the earliest pieces of theatre in Britain, which was the Quem Quaeritis: four lines spoken by two choirs addressing each other in a dramatic form. [2]
The mystery play developed, in some places, into a series of plays dealing with major events in the Christian calendar, from the Creation to the Day of Judgment. By the end of the 15th century, the practice of acting these plays in cycles on festival days was established in several parts of Europe.
Christ (Anton Lang) in passion play, Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany LCCN2014683195 Magdalen (Bertha Wolf) in passion play, Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany LCCN2014683196. The Oberammergau Passion Play (German: Oberammergauer Passionsspiele) is a passion play that has been performed every 10 years from 1634 to 1674 and each decadal year since 1680 (with a few exceptions) by the inhabitants of ...
The Christian Science textbook Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, along with the Bible, serves as the permanent "impersonal pastor" of the Church of Christ, Scientist. The Methodist Church of Great Britain refers to the "doctrines to which the preachers of the Methodist Church are pledged" as doctrinal standards .