Does anonymity have a role in church art?
‘I am not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won’t be the last. It is…
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Commissioning: Revitalising the Church through Art?
In an earlier post, I drew our attention to the recent increase in church commissioning of the arts within the UK. This renaissance of…
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Inclusive Yet Discerning: Navigating Worship Artfully – A Review
A review of Inclusive Yet Discerning: Navigating Worship Artfully by Frank Burch Brown (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009). In this book, Frank Burch Brown tackles…
Read MoreIs Church Life Stifling Your Creativity? A Response
On 5 January 2011, Donald Miller (of Blue Like Jazz fame) wrote a blog post titled ‘Is Church Life Stifling Your Creativity?‘. In the…
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‘Culture often takes the role of religion in our contemporary world. Galleries are modern-day temples, regularly attended by the people on their day of…
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The Church Brand.
Recently, GAP clothing changed their logo, sparking worldwide debate and criticism, eventually resulting in them reinstating their original logo. The reason? The new logo…
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Going to “Church” with Les Murray
The first time Les Murray’s poem, “Church,” was published, in 2005, it was accompanied by an interview with the poet. Valentina Polukhina asked: “You…
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Hipster Christianity: A Review
A review of Hipster Christianity by Brett McCracken (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2010) Brett McCracken’s exploration of ‘Hipster Christianity’ has been the subject…
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I recently asked 24 young artists[1] who were Christians to consider two questions: What does your craft require of you? What does the church…
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