Jonathan Borofsky (b. 1942) is an American artist best known for his wall drawings, installations and public sculpture. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Ecole de Fontainebleau in Paris, and Yale University. After graduating from Yale in 1966, Borofsky moved…
Lance Gharavi, ed. Religion, Theatre, and Performance: Acts of Faith. New York/Oxon: Routledge, 2012. 248 pp., £90.00 case bound. The contributors to this volume make the argument that theatre and performance studies should take religion seriously, admitting that religion is…
Amanda Hamilton is a contemporary American artist working in various media. She produces large installations, intimate paper works, videos and more. Hamilton received a BS in Drawing and Painting from Biola in 2000, and then she went to complete an…
One of the many nightmarish global crises indexed in the pages of the New York Times this past week was the identification of an almost universally neglected bogeyman: Optimism. According to Roger Scruton, writer and Professional Fellow in Moral Philosophy…
From the beginning till now the entire creation, as we know it, has been groaning in one great act of giving birth; and not only creation, but all of us who possess the first fruits of the Spirit, we too…
During Holy Week, it is common for churches to provide opportunities to enter imaginatively into the Passion narrative. Whether Maundy Thursday watches, Stations of the Cross, pilgrimages, or contemplative church services, these moments help us find our place in the…
Martin Firrell’s The Question Mark Inside (light-projection, St Paul’s Cathedral, 2008) was discussed during a recent symposium on Art in Sacred Spaces at London’s National Gallery. The work received positive support but also notable contempt when one participant compared it to Reagan’s…
From Thursday March 7 to Sunday March 10, I had the pleasure and privilege to participate in a retreat for minsters to artists at Laity Lodge (about 1 hour outside of San Antonio, TX). The Lodge itself is a remarkable…
Jake Martin, SJ. What’s So Funny about Faith?: A Memoir from the Intersection of Hilarious and Holy. Chicago: Loyola Press, 2012, 161 pp., £11.50 paper. James Martin, SJ. Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the…