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Birds signify the presence of God, whether in the form of the dove that signaled the presence of the Holy Spirit at the time of Christ's baptism, the mother eagle that cares for its young, or the sparrow that signifies God's concern for the most insignificant living things.
More on the significance of Animals in Christianity
More Symbols of Christianity:
The Human Body as a Symbol
of the Sacred
The body as a symbol of the sacred
The Face of Jesus as a Symbol of Faith
The Face of Jesus as
a symbolic construct.
Pop Christianty
Pray, How Often? Pop culture and commerical images in service to the Christian
faith ... or is it Christianity in service to commercialism? You decide.
The symbolic power of simple shapes
Even shapes are symbolic
in Christianity.
The significance of color
in Christian symbolism
The meaning of color in Christian symbolism
Food symbols in Christian tradition
Food symbols in Christian tradition
Doves, Eagles,
and Sparrows
Doves, Eagles, and Sparrows ... birds as symbols of
the divine.
The Fish
The fish
has been an important Christian symbol, not only because of the fact that Jesus
included several fishermen in his close circle, but also because The initial letters
of each word in the Greek phrase "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior"
form the word ICHTHUS, which means "fish."
Christian ship symbols
Christian ship symbols
The Ankh Cross
The Ankh Cross is an ancient Egyptian symbol
for life, combining the feminine circle and masculine staff to form the whole.
It was adapted by early Christians because of its resemblance to the cross.
The Jerusalem Cross
Jerusalem
Cross
The Maltese Cross
The
Maltese Cross
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The Rev. Charles P. Henderson is a Presbyterian minister and is the author of God and Science (John Knox Press, 1986).
A revised and expanded version of the book is appearing here.
God and Science (Hypertext Edition,
2015).
He is also editor of a new book, featuring articles by world class scientists and theologians, and illustrating the leading views on the relationship between science and religion:
Faith, Science and the Future (CrossCurrents Press, 2017).
Charles also tracks the boundry between the virtual and the real at his blog: Next World Design, focusing on the mediation of art, science and spirituality in the metaverse.
For more information about Charles Henderson.