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Category Archives: Non-Western Art
A prayer for Losar, and a Tibetan Christian thangka
For those of you who don’t know, I work for a Tibetan Buddhist publisher. That means that tomorrow I have off of work for Losar (the Tibetan New Year—Happy Year of the Water Snake!). The president of the company encouraged … Continue reading
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Tagged fruit of the spirit, jesus thangka, losar prayer, tibetan christian art
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A Prayer of Thanksgiving
“O my God, . . . . . . . . . . I bless You for the soul You have created, For adorning it, for sanctifying it, Though it is fixed in barren soil; For the body You have … Continue reading
Roundup: Being Christlike in political discourse; polygamy in the OT; Indian depictions of Christ; how to be a good neighbor
“7 Things Christians Need to Remember About Politics” by Bryan Roberts: “Political discourse is the Las Vegas of Christianity—the environment in which our sin is excused. Hate is winked at, fear is perpetuated and strife is applauded. Go wild, Christ-follower. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Non-Western Art, Politics
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Art is unuseful
Read Part 1. In the second part of his essay “The Gospel: How Is Art a Gift, a Calling, and an Obedience?” (published in For the Beauty of the Church), Andy Crouch argues that the church should not justify art … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Western Art, Western Art
Tagged andy crouch, art for art's sake, how is art a gift
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World’s Tallest Jesus Statues
Beginning in the 1920s, the genre of the colossal Jesus statue emerged. Currently, there are twenty-seven Jesus statues worldwide (that I could find) that stand over 65 feet tall, base not included. Most of them are in Latin America, though … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Western Art, Pop Culture, Western Art
Tagged giant jesus statues, jesus statue in brazil
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Roundup: Contextualization, Jesus as Preacher, Communion, Being There for the Bereaved, “Execution of Christ”
“Tim Keller on Contextualization”: hmsarthistorian evaluates chapter 10 of Keller’s book Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, giving two examples of indigenous Christian artists who have successfully contextualized the gospel through their art. Contextualization is not about … Continue reading
Tap-Tap Art in Haiti
Last month a friend of mine, Rachel, told me about how when she visited Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2010, she found Jesus’s name and face painted all over the city’s public transportation vehicles, known as “tap-taps.” Tap-taps are privately owned and … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Western Art, Pop Culture, Popular Art
Tagged christianity in haiti, haiti art, jesus haiti, jesus tap tap, tap taps
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Book Review: On a Friday Noon
(Book reviews are typically the most useful if they’re published the month the book comes out. Unfortunately, I’m thirty-three years late on this one, and the book has since moved out of print. However, if you’re interested in buying a … Continue reading
New Artists Page!
Whenever I meet people and they learn that I’m an art fan, they instinctively ask me who my favorite artist is. I can’t say that I have just one; I have many, and I’ve compiled them into a list, which … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Western Art, Western Art
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Jesus the Dancer, Part 8: Conclusion
Here’s a recap of the series: In part 1, we looked at three different musical interpretations of “Lord of the Dance” by Sydney Carter. “Dance . . . and I’ll lead you,” says the Jesus of these lyrics. Carter said … Continue reading
The Jesus Question 