In the first part of this three-part series on the Rhapsodic Theatre and the Laboratory Theatre, I introduced the theological underpinnings of the Rhapsodic Theatre, associated with Karol Wojtyła and Mieczysław Kotlarczyk. In this second part, I will introduce the theology…
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 2 October and the second post ran on 23 October. In the second part of this…
My research took me to Berlin earlier this year, and during my visit I became acquainted with the work of a local artist, Volker Gerling,[1] who is Germany’s only professional ‘Daumenkinograph’. In English, a rather raw translation of Daumenkino would…
Graham B. Usher, Places of Enchantment: Meeting God in Landscapes. London: SPCK, 2012, xvi + 141pp., £10.99 paper. In this easy to read exploration of the role of landscape in the personal and cultural encounter of God, Graham Usher journeys…
From now until 5 January 2014, Tate Britain is hosting an exhibition titled “Art Under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm”, exploring examples of religious, political and aesthetic iconoclasm over the past 500 years of British (mostly English) history. A manageable size…
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 2 October and the final post will run on 30 October. In the first part of…
Lets begin with one of the world’s greatest understatements: the incarnation has profound implications for the Christian faith. We could, of course, say this more forcefully. Without the incarnation, would there even be a Christian faith? The Christian faith centers…
Hollywood is never short of a horror franchise, particularly in the month of October. Often these representations of evil are gimmick-laden thought experiments into the worst-of-all-worsts; they are so unbelievable that it is more terrifying to realize that someone has…
Con Campbell, Outreach and the Artist: Sharing the Gospel with the Arts. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2013. 116 pp., £10.99 paper. In this easy to read, autobiographical handbook, Con Campbell, Associate Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL,…