The Timelessness of Charles Williams
Charles Williams is utterly distinctive. Some scholars think that Williams has something to say that both resonates with and challenges postmodernity. His work deals…
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Theology of Culture and the “Breaking of Descriptions”
In appreciation of recent posts by Michael Ward, Robert MacSwain and Ann Loades, all highlighting the work of Austin Farrer (1904-1968), my aim is…
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Artist in Residence Series: Culture Care for Churches
Culture Care is the vision of culture as an ecosystem and the call to consider our stewardship of this ecosystem. Recently, as I have developed Culture…
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The Invention of the Creative Person
“Human creativity is the ultimate economic resource.”[1] Is it really? “The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation … What we…
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Is The Maker Movement Making Souls?
Have you heard of the Maker Movement? I recently picked up a book titled The Maker Movement Manifesto (McGraw Hill, 2014). In this…
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Visiting Scholars Series: Sanctifying Perception – Idols, Icons, and Dark Flesh
A little girl wants lighter skin. She stares at the back of her hand and says, “I just don’t like the way brown looks,…
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Review: Theology of Culture in a Japanese Context
Atsuyoshi Fujiwara. Theology of Culture in a Japanese Context: A Believer’s Church Perspective. Princeton Theological Monograph Series. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2012, xxii +…
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Keeping the Gospel Pure?: Christianity in the Midst of Cultures
Christianity has always been at the crossroads of various cultures. At a time in history when globalization and multiculturalism are quickly becoming the norm,…
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Welcoming the Stranger: Art, Worship and the Church
Many Christians today have embraced the arts, and other cultural forms, as arenas for apologetics and evangelism. The arts are a medium through which…
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