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Category Archives: Theology
Visual Theology chapter outline
I highly recommend the book Visual Theology: Forming and Transforming the Community through the Arts. Click here to read my review, and see below for chapter summaries. VISUAL THEOLOGY AND THE TRADITIONAL 1. “Art’s Last Icon: Malevich’s Black Square Revisited” … Continue reading
Posted in Theology, Western Art
Tagged Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Deborah J. Haynes, Eugene Biel-Bienne, Francis Yellow, Francois de Menil, Gary Seal, George Gittoes, Ginger Henry Geyer, Graham Sutherland, Gustav Klimt, Henry Moore, Jefferson B. Riley, Joan Soranno, Jose Rafael Moneo, Kathe Kollwitz, Kazimir Malevich, Lois Peterson, Melvin R. Smith, Ricardo Cinalli, Richard Bresnahan, Richard Meier, Robert Graham, Rose J. Smith, Tina Blondell, William Bukowski
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Book Review: Visual Theology, ed. Robin M. Jensen and Kimberly J. Vrudny
When most Christians think “theology,” they think the study of God as expressed in words—in either verbal or written forms. Theology is communicated through sermons, catechisms, creeds, dialogue, books, and articles, this we know. But few Christians have considered that … Continue reading
“Jesus of the Scars” by Edward Shillito
I was unable to confirm whether Edward Shillito (1872-1948) was actually a soldier during World War I or only writing from the perspective of one. In any case, he lived during the horrors of the Great War and published this … Continue reading
Posted in Death / tragedy / suffering, Poetry, Theology
Tagged crucifixion, God with us, suffering Christ, WWI
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Wilson Yates on why theology students should devote some study to the visual arts
Professor emeritus of Religion, Society, and the Arts at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, Wilson Yates says that the arts can serve as . . . A source for helping identify and understand the religious questions of human … Continue reading
Roundup: Top 100 spiritual books, optional motherhood, sheep, and God’s praise-seeking
“100 Writers of Faith”: Several years ago, Image journal compiled a list of the top 100 Judeo-Christian-faith-inspired literary works of the twentieth century. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve read only one on this list! (Night by Elie Wiesel) I … Continue reading
Roundup: The Bible
“Do Faithful Christians Take the Bible Literally?” by Glenn T. Stanton: “First, we must understand that the phrase ‘take the Bible literally’ is primarily a litmus test—and a silly one at that—for ‘do you really believe the Bible?’ This is … Continue reading
Vintage Jesus, Part 3: What Did Jesus Accomplish on the Cross?
This twelve-part series outlines the “Vintage Jesus” sermons of Pastor Mark Driscoll. See part 1 here. Click here to watch the sermon “What Did Jesus Accomplish on the Cross?” 5:25: A brief history of crucifixion Invented by the Persians c. … Continue reading
Vintage Jesus, Part 1: Is Jesus the Only God?
Jesus Christ today is the most extraordinary, the most loved and hated, the most widely considered person in all of human history. More songs have been sung to him, more paintings painted of him, and more books written about him, … Continue reading
Roundup: Terrorism, evangelism, prayer, gay marriage, and falling plates
“Not all terrorism is equal” by David Rothkopf: Puts the Boston Marathon attack in a global perspective. “The same day as the Boston Marathon attack, scores of ordinary people were killed in coordinated terror bombings across Iraq. On Saturday, an … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Theology
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Prayer during Lent
Here’s a six-minute video by Jarrod McKenna on why prayer is important, and what the Lord’s Prayer means to him. http://vimeo.com/60182702 Excerpts: “Often we talk about inviting Jesus into your heart. . . . But prayer is in fact Jesus’s … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged inbreaking of God's kingdom, jarrod mckenna, prayer during lent, the lord's prayer
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