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Category Archives: Non-Western Art
Jesus the Dancer, Part 7: The Art of Nyoman Darsane
Balinese artist Nyoman Darsane was born in 1939 and raised as a Hindu. At age seventeen, he became a Christian and as a result was ostracized by his family and village community. But because he so persistently strove, through his … Continue reading
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Tagged balinese dance, dancing jesus, gamelan, indonesian prayer, Jesus in Gethsemane
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Jesus the Dancer, Part 4: Snakes and Maize
This is a guest post by an American artist who has an interest in nonwestern art but prefers to remain anonymous. I asked him to share some of his work with us. ‘He will crush [the serpent’s] head’ This painting … Continue reading
Jesus the Dancer, Part 2: The Art of Jyoti Sahi
Our Lord is the Dancer, who, like the heat latent in firewood, diffuses His power in mind and matter, and makes them dance in their turn. —Tiruvatavurar Puranam (stanza 75), a fifteenth-century sacred text written by Kadavul Mamunivar; translated by … Continue reading
Jesus the Dancer, Part 1: Sydney Carter’s “Lord of the Dance”
When you think “Lord of the Dance,” perhaps the first image that comes to mind is this (or something of the like): This is what a Google search will spit out, at least. But before it was the title of … Continue reading
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Tagged dubliners lord of the dance, jesus dancing, new community bible
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Nativity Paintings from around the World
Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:10-11) Jesus Christ was born for … Continue reading
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Tagged african nativity, asian nativity, australian nativity, indian nativity, modern nativity
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Piper on depictions of Christ in art
Click on the screen cap below to hear what pastor John Piper has to say about artistic depictions of Jesus Christ. (The famous depiction of the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Christ that he refers to is Warner Sallman’s Head of Christ.) … Continue reading
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Mako Fujimura on Christianity and Art
I just came across this Patrol Magazine Q & A with Japanese-American Christian artist Mako Fujimura. The topics of discussion were, among other things, what makes art “Christian,” Jesus’ and the church fathers’ Eastern roots, the offensiveness of certain gospel … Continue reading
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The Jesus Sutras (Part 10): ‘He is the scaling ladder’
This is my final post for the Jesus Sutras series (read Part 1 here). I highly recommend you check out Martin Palmer’s book The Jesus Sutras, as there is much more to glean from these historical and poetic texts, beyond … Continue reading
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The Jesus Sutras (Part 9): Refuge and Return
(For an introduction to this series, read Part 1.) Shower us with Your Healing Rain! Help us to overcome, give life to what has withered, and water the roots of kindness in us. —The Supreme, vv. 23-24 Development of a … Continue reading
The Jesus Sutras (Part 8): The Virgin “Mo Yan”
(For an introduction to this series, read Part 1.) So God caused the Cool Breeze to come upon a chosen young woman called Mo Yan, who had no husband, and she became pregnant. The whole world saw this, and understood … Continue reading
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The Jesus Question 