The Wound and The Coyote: Joseph Beuys’ Spiritual Vision
byIf you come in a space with a big flame of fire you will get burnt, and you cannot say: ‘This is the symbol…
theology
Serving Clients with Bad Taste
byMy previous post on cakes has provoked a good deal of comment, and one of those comments, as well as Sara’s post on autonomy,…
All that Jazz
by“I never like jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw…
The Worldview Behind the Work of Art: Five Cautionary Statements
byAnalysing a work of art by constructing a worldview that supposedly shapes the work of art or is embodied by the work of art…
Where Does our Service Lie?: The Christian Artist and the Church (Part 1)
byHow are Christian artists meant to relate to the church? This is a question that has plagued us for centuries, and I definitely don’t…
Playing the Kingdom of God
byLast week, I wrote a post on Buren’s Columns, and I said that this installation of striped pillars in the courtyard of the Palais-Royal…
Theology, Aesthetics, and Culture: Conversations with the Work of David Brown
byThis year the annual conference of the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts at the University of St Andrews—held 6-8 September—will focus on…