By Luci Shaw A student in a lecture hall once asked me, “Don’t you get tired of noticing things?” By way of answering her I quoted one of my favorite sayings from Annie Dillard, embodied ... Continue Reading »
Makoto Fujimura has followed up his Letter to North American Churches with a Letter to Young Artists (based on a letter originally written for Michael Card’s book Scribbling in the Sand): We have been ... Continue Reading »
2010 marks the 10th anniversary of Piquant Editions (www.piquanteditions.com), a small U.K.-based Christian publisher with a vibrant vision for arts publishing. An interview with founders Elria and Pieter Kwant Tell us about how this ... Continue Reading »
Witnessing to our faith in Christ is deeply embedded in the theology and mission of the Church. Should artists witness through their art? By Colin Harbinson In mid-sixties Britain, when “Beatlemania” was all the rage ... Continue Reading »
From ancient times, human beings have used both practical and poetic language. By Randall Smith When I get to the poetry section of English 102—where sunsets look like “etherized patients” and subway riders resemble ... Continue Reading »
By Colin Harbinson The issue is passionately debated by many Christians involved in the arts. There are strong feelings on both sides. The question in point is whether the arts are for “expression” or ... Continue Reading »
Overcoming obstacles in the path of excellence Peter Slowik sees the pursuit of excellence as an imperative for Christians involved in the arts and identifies obstacles that must be overcome on the way. Many things ... Continue Reading »
Towards a reintegration of word and image One of the reasons why the evangelical community has struggled with the arts is because it has devalued the role and significance of the visual. Colin Harbinson ... Continue Reading »
God can speak into our pain—and use our pain—in ways we could never imagine. By Dr. Dianne B. Collard I am not an artist, but in the dark days of pain and despair following ... Continue Reading »
Monastic lessons for an overstimulated age A constant barrage of media stimuli compete for our attention and drown out critical thought. Melissa Thorson Hause explores the role of the arts and the monastic discipline ... Continue Reading »
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