The Virtual Iconostasis
Fifteen years into the 21st century, the once definitive line between screen and world, both topographically and ontologically, is rapidly diffusing. Legitimate virtual reality—something…
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Perfect in Power: Reflections on the Interplay of Power, Art, and the Church’s Worship
“Power is a gift.”[1] These are not, as you might expect, the words of Frank Underwood, Kevin Spacey’s character in the American version of…
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The Modern Hymnal: An interview with Keith Getty
Over the past decade or so, the Protestant church in North America has experienced a revival of sorts. The revival of which I speak…
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From the Tate to All Saints
Born in a landscape of chalk hills and beech trees, I was baptised at the Norman font of a church with Saxon foundations and…
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Art and the Community of Others
Sara Schumacher has written previously on “The Relationship between the Artist and the Church,” arguing that artists must resist the temptation to view themselves as…
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Here’s the Church, Here’s the Steeple: But With Robots, Not People
“…some to church repair, / Not for the doctrine, but the music there.” – Alexander Pope [1] On most Sundays the Norwegian Seamen’s Church situated…
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Beyond Lines: The Relationship between the Artist and the Church [Part Three]
Editor’s Note: This is the third of a three-part series on the relationship between the artist and the church. The first post ran on…
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Fault Lines: The Relationship between the Artist and the Church [Part Two]
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part series on the relationship between the artist and the church. The first post ran on…
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Ghost Lines: The Relationship between the Artist and the Church [Part One]
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series on the relationship between the artist and the church. The second post will run…
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