Category: Volume 8
On Narrative
The idea of narrative has in recent years found its way into contemporary conversations whether in the classroom or around the dinner table. We are always on the lookout for what will help us to order... Read More
Shaming the Devil: Essays in Truthtelling
At a time when truth has become a causality of efficiency and personal gain – Alan Jacobs offers an insightful cultural critique in Shaming the Devil: Essays in Truthtelling. He draws on a number of... Read More
Reluctant Partners: Art and Religion in Dialogue.
– excerpt – “Although the fundamental issue of resistence to presenting overtly religious art to a general public continues to exist, recently there have been significant changes. The tr... Read More
Wired: The New Atheism
The November 2006 issue of Wired magazine carried a cover story under the title, The New Atheism: No Heaven. No Hell. Just Science. Columnist Gary Wolf begins his article with these words … “My fr... Read More
Artist – Bruno Capolongo
Veritas(left) by – Bruno Capolongo. This work titled Veritas (latin for Truth) includes images by contemporary photographer Andres Serrano (Piss Christ) and Titian (Sacred and Profane Love). Whi... Read More
On Spirituality
“…This same understanding of the spiritual , as disembodied, has played havoc among those of more conservative theological persuasion – and resulted in a diminished place for the arts.&#... Read More
Theologians Talk Art
The well known and sometimes controversial Bishop of Durham, N.T. Wright devoted a chapter of his most recent book Simply Christian, to a discussion of beauty. In this case it is not just beauty fou... Read More
Theological Aesthetics – A Reader
Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen’s reader in Theological Aesthetics contains a wide ranging compilation of readings from the early Church Fathers to current authors who are taking up this important subject. Th... Read More