Yearly Archives: 2015

Roundup: New Jesus movie, Lent retreat, Art in Orvieto, and Covenant and Exodus videos

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Last Days in the Desert movie review: Another Bible-inspired movie! Having premiered last month at Sundance, this one is about Christ’s temptations in the wilderness, starring Ewan McGregor. Critic Jordan Hoffman, writing for The Guardian, gives it four out of … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Jesus is my Valentine

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

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From my private collection: Crucifixion by Nicholas Mynheer

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

For all my interest in contemporary visual interpretations of biblical narrative, I own only two pieces of original art that fit this description (money and space being the limiting factors). One of them is a Crucifixion painting by Nicholas Mynheer. … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Heeere’s Jesus

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

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The Gymnastics of the Cross

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Thanks to Catherine Czerw, I now have more information about the Station of the Cross artwork I posted two weeks ago. Every year since 2008 (excepting last year, due to ministerial transitions), Czerw has curated a Lenten art exhibition on … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: I love me some Jesus

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

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Book Review: The Art of Conversion: Christian Visual Culture in the Kingdom of Kongo by Cécile Fromont

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

From the accession of Afonso I to the Kongo throne in 1509 to its final dissolution in 1914, the Kongo in central Africa was a Christian kingdom whose status was recognized throughout the early modern Atlantic world. Remarkably, Christianity developed … Continue reading →

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Walking with Jesus on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Acoustic blues singer-songwriter Eric Bibb performs the traditional African American spiritual “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me.” A pained prayer for divine support, the song was popular during the civil rights era: Lord, stand with us in our struggle; … Continue reading →

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Help wanted: Who’s the artist?

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Over the years I’ve been collecting digital images of Christian artworks in hopes of making contact with the artists and exploring the feasibility (cost-wise and permissions-wise) of creating an online art gallery. I find these images mostly online, just from … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Jesus makes me a happy camper!

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

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