The Stained Glass of St. Paul's

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)><em>The Stained Glass of St. Paul's </em>visually explores the meaning and heritage preserved in the stunning stained-glass windows of a historic Chattanooga church. </strong><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Created </strong><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>to memorialize loved ones and </strong><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>highlight timeless truths from the Bible</strong><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> these windows collectively tell a much larger story addressing some of our deepest questions about life and death joy and suffering God and humanity.</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Built in </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>1888</span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> St. Paul's Episcopal Church displays </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>28</span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> works of 19th and 20th century stained-glass art. St. Paul's collection</span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)></span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>spanning over 100 years preserves the memories of some of Chattanooga's earliest citizens such as</span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> Judge Hugh Whiteside Chattanooga's first native-born mayor</span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>;</span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> Sarah Key Patten a Southern matriarch whose love for nature helped to birth Chattanooga as an outdoor destination</span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>;</span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> and Little Miss Mag Andrews who</span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>se tragic death</span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> inspired a cherished downtown childcare center. </span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>This carefully researched text begun by the late Jasper A. Reynolds Jr. and completed by his son Jasper III invites readers into the meaning of each window: its artistic style biblical symbolism and connection to local families and history. Illustrated with luminous photographs by Ed Barels</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </strong><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>The Stained Glass of St. Paul's </em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>highlights a spiritually impactful piece of southern American decorative arts.</span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p>