Category: Perspectives
Till We Have Faces
Perhaps nothing is more personal than a face. It is the primary locus for our relationships with others. And so the face is both the icon of our individuality and uniqueness as well as essential for c... Read More
Memory And The Creative Process
“This is a time when we need the poetic imagination to bring reminders of who we are and what is important for us. There is a strong thread of this kind of imagining in the biblical narrative.&#... Read More
Color Me Hopeful
“Colour has also had a significant role in religious symbolism. One rendering suggests that red stands for blood and sacrifice” It was the early Greek philosophers that taught us the impor... Read More
Four Things
“The creative process resonates with this sense that there is more. Art, whether what we create or what we experience, can nurture the human spirit and open us to see things in a fresh way. How ... Read More
Hospitality…Or Not
“That downward pull is often a paralyzing influence while the resisting presence of art may bring us liberation. But what is crucial is that the art is born out of the forceful swirl of the actu... Read More
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
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- 4 of 4
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