Category: Opinion

The Famed C.S. Lewis

The Famed C.S. Lewis

Posted on by ogami
His reputation was mixed, for some he was thought to be outdated, populist, and theologically naïve, while others saw him as articulate, imaginative and both philosophically and theologically ast... Read More
Art Everywhere

Art Everywhere

Posted on by ogami
Taking art to the streets is one way you could describe what is happening in Britain. Today August 9th is the official launch of an art extravaganza that will be on from August 12- 25. 57 works chosen... Read More
The Twentieth Century

The Twentieth Century

Posted on by ogami
The twentieth century was a time of change and innovation. In the history of visual art in the West it was a standard expectation that the subject of any work could be recognized by the viewer. So... Read More
It will be obvious

It will be obvious

Posted on by ogami
It will be obvious to anyone who has even minimal acquaintance with the Christian tradition that spiritual life has found expression in both withdrawal from and engagement with the world around us... Read More
Tragedy and Comedy

Tragedy and Comedy

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I have been thinking recently about tragedy and comedy. These two staples of the literary world are often spoken of but not always understood. I know I don’t understand them very well but I am ... Read More
Sound and Sight

Sound and Sight

Posted on by ogami
  Works that have been published on art and faith in recent decades generally attend more to the visual arts than to other art forms. Accounting for why this is so is may be more complex than... Read More
Enchanted?

Enchanted?

Posted on by ogami
“… Tolkien and Lewis disagreed about myth and fairystory.” Do we live in a disenchanted world? Disenchantment refers to the loss of a spiritual quality that was long believed to be p... Read More
As You Like It

As You Like It

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“… Though imagination may well open a window to the transcendent it is not the only portal that imagination can take us through.” Time spent with artists and with writings on the art... Read More