Review: Art, Imagination, and Christian Hope
Trevor Hart, Gavin Hopps, and Jeremy Begbie, eds. Art, Imagination and Christian Hope: Patterns of Promise. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate, 2012, xi + 193 pp.,…
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Where does our service lie?: The Christian Artist and the Church (Part 2)
Last week I brought up the topic of how we might think about the relationship of the artist to the church, raising some questions…
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The Burden of Autonomy
When I was working with clients as a graphic designer, there was one statement that I never wanted to hear: ‘You can do whatever…
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6 Times in Edinburgh
If you happen to take a stroll along the Leith Walk in Edinburgh, look out for the man in a pink bikini. Antony Gormley…
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Illuminating the Bible
When I was young, one of my parents would end our meal together by pulling me up on their lap and reading a story…
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Theology, Aesthetics, and Culture: Conversations with the Work of David Brown
This year the annual conference of the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts at the University of St Andrews—held 6-8 September—will focus on…
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The Calling of Christian Artistry: A Quick Look at Howard Finster
When I lived in Atlanta, I would keep a membership to the High Museum of Art, that way if was ever bored in the…
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Shouting over the Thunderstorms
‘There is another danger…that of talking baby language. To see the way some of our best church and cathedral builders decorate their work with…
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Innovative Theatre Spaces, Innovative Worship Spaces
As a result of the global recession, funding for artistic projects, communities, and individuals is being cut. Rather than killing the creative spirit, however,…
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