Surviving the Sahara: On Being Bored
In his 1989 address to the graduating class of Dartmouth College the Russian poet Joseph Brodsky decided to forego the platitudes that comprise such…
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Austin Farrer: A Very Different ‘Kettle of Fish’
Editor’s Note: In this second response to Michael Ward’s post, “The Next C.S. Lewis? A Note on Austin Farrer,” Professor Ann Loades gives a contrasting perspective….
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Art and the Community of Others
Sara Schumacher has written previously on “The Relationship between the Artist and the Church,” arguing that artists must resist the temptation to view themselves as…
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Upper Room: Alfonse Borysewicz, Artist in Residence
Editor’s Note: This is the second post in our new Artists in Residence series, a series intended to draw working artists like Bruce Herman,…
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Jeremy Begbie on Beauty
Amid the expanding bustle between theology and the arts, the topic of beauty seems to be ever more attractive. Among theologians it is proving…
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Liturgy and Housework
Last weekend, I had 24 hours without husband and kids. I fully intended to read three books, drink endless cups of tea and sleep…
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Artists and Academics: What They Might Have in Common
Over the New Year, I had the pleasure of regularly sitting at a long dinner table with a group of artists, delighting in the…
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Culture as The Pride of Life: a Response to “Christianity, Culture and the Two Natures of Christ”
Editorial Note: Jennifer Agee is writing in response to Jim Watkins’ post titled “Christianity, Culture and the Two Natures of Christ,” which was published…
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The Avengers’ Accidental Icon
Last May, two of my best friends and I went to see The Avengers at the cinema near our university. I should disclose from…
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