Theology and ‘Belief’ in Ted Lasso
byAudry Goertzen reflects on the significance of hope and faith in the smash-hit comedy series Ted Lasso, for the next instalment in our series on “bingeing”…
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Illuminating the Bible
byWhen I was young, one of my parents would end our meal together by pulling me up on their lap and reading a story…
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…
Providence in Signs
by(If you have somehow managed neither to see Signs nor learn the ending, there are spoilers ahead.) As a Christian watching M. Night Shyamalan’s…
Reg Mombassa’s “Australian Jesus”
byFrom the mid 1990’s Mambo designer Reg Mombassa shocked, horrified and delighted with his, now, iconic series titled “Australian Jesus.” The overwhelming community reactions…
Harlots Peddling Beauty…
byDiary of an Arts Pastor recently listed his top 41 artist biographies. The Agony and the Ecstasy, Irving Stone’s biography of Michelangelo, made no….