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Posted on 01/08/2010 | No CommentsChrist and Pop Culture have two posts about Inception, one on imagination and the other on reality. Diary of an Arts Pastor is a great blog kept by W. David O. Taylor. And this post on useful and useless art... -
Some Thoughts on Theology and Place
Posted on 31/07/2010 | No CommentsLast week, in regard to my post on Christo’s land art, Jim and I began a discussion on the relationship between people and place, and how that might be explored through art (such as Christo’s land art). In particular, he... -
The Theology of Toy Story 3
Posted on 30/07/2010 | No CommentsIn last week’s post, I explored some theological ideas from the first two Toy Story movies. This week I reflect on some of the numerous theological elements present in Toy Story 3. Even though I expected the film to have... -
Are the arts only for a time of plenty?
Posted on 29/07/2010 | 6 CommentsOver the past week, there has been much in the British news about the proposed 25% government cut to arts funding, the UK Film Council being one of its recent victims. Among other reasons, supporters for government funding see the... -
Food for Thought in Inception
Posted on 28/07/2010 | No CommentsInception is one of those films worth your money to see on the big screen. The filming and special effects were exhilarating, together with an equally mind-bending plot. Rather than analyze the technicalities of the film, summarise its plot, or... -
Keepin’ it real; or What Simon Cowell has to do with being a Christian critic
Posted on 27/07/2010 | No CommentsEarlier this week I found out that Simon Cowell is being sued by a participant of Britain’s Got Talent for telling her she couldn’t sing. While Cowell’s style is not always kind or gentle, he certainly cannot be accused of... -
Picasso’s Guernica: Propaganda, Art, or Revelation?
Posted on 26/07/2010 | No CommentsThis post follows from recent discussions we have been having on the kind of role that human artistry may or may not play in social transformation. Guernica is a painting that focuses these questions and even adds a religious dimension....
