Author: Chelsea Batten

What defines Christian Art?
Faith, Featured, Ministry

Christian Art: Be provocative

What defines Christian Art? Lately this genre has illustrated or portrayed the principles of Christianity all the while remaining PG-13. Precious Moments figurines, Veggie Tales DVD’s, and pastoral paintings by Thomas Kinkade may immediately spring to mind. But all that is changing. Although some boundaries help, playing it too safe can stifle creativity. So what can Christian Art do better? And how can we define this genre differently? These are the questions we posed to a group of artists (who also happen to be Christian).

Faith, Ministry

Christian Art: Don’t worry about the message

What defines Christian Art? Lately this genre has illustrated or portrayed the principles of Christianity all the while remaining PG-13. Precious Moments figurines, Veggie Tales DVD’s, and pastoral paintings by Thomas Kinkade may immediately spring to mind. But all that is changing. Although some boundaries help, playing it too safe can stifle creativity. So what can Christian Art do better? And how can we define this genre differently? These are the questions we posed to a group of artists (who also happen to be Christian).

Joseph Kony LRA Leader
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Kony 2012: Something to Do

Rich brats. Visionaries. Dreamers. Radicals. Neo-colonialists. Slacktivists: “Kony2012” was viralized only last week, and already the number and variety of hashtags being applied to the campaign’s founders are greater than your friend count on Facebook. Fortunately for their cause, there’s no such thing as bad press. If you haven’t seen […]