The Art of Recycling in Southern Folk Traditions
Southern self-taught art is one of my favorite art traditions. This may be because I’m Southern, but it’s also because it brings up some…
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Forum: A Conversation with an Artist
In the next event, The Forum* is departing from its typical format by hosting a musical performance. Singer and songwriter Miriam Jones will be…
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Radical Homemaking and the Christian Life
As many mothers who begin to ‘stay at home’, I struggled to define my role and justify my decision to cease employment. I know…
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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Art, Discipleship, and Paying Attention
Both art and discipleship depend on paying attention. I cannot speak for all artists, but I have dabbled in instrumental and choral music, theatre,…
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Divine Command and Human Making—or, What Scripture Might Tell Us about a “Christian Understanding of the Arts”
Art is one of those things that Christians have had a hard time coming to terms with in light of the {lack of} attention…
Read MoreMaking and Meaning
What is the relationship between an artist’s creative practice and the meaning of a work of art? There is a long tradition in Western society…
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Are labels useful? or, why I’m not sure about “Christian” Literature
Every now and then, someone will challenge why I would consider thinking through literature theologically, or whether thinking about theological texts and scripture with…
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When Is Art Anthropology or Theology?
Jon Coutts is currently studying forgiveness in Karl Barth’s ecclesiology at the University of Aberdeen, having moved from Canada where he did a Master’s…
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