The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. –William Morris Disposable fashion is over. So, for that matter, are mass-produced home goods, and t-shirts slogans that make people laugh today and roll their eyes tomorrow. The mode of the day is […]
Feminine Influence, fear of failure, the continuous battle with sexual lust; these Challenges make it very hard to be a man in the Church, and can end up sabotaging the young marriages that men are rushed into in the Church.
Along the journey to finding the one, a few bumps are encountered. These are the stories of those bumps. A studious girl with serious ambitions, who found it easier to gain approval than to make friends, I guess it’s no great shock that my attitude toward relationships was both studious […]
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).
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).
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).