As I’ve been reading through G.K. Chesterton’s book Heretics, I was interested to happen upon his treatment of dogmatism and the arts. Reflecting on his consideration of the life and work of Rudyard Kipling, Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells, Chesterton…
In Art and the Bible, Francis Schaeffer offered four necessary categories that we need to consider if we are seeking to adequately critique a work of art. He wrote: “What kind of judgment does one apply, then, to a work of art?…
At the risk of being labeled a musical snob, I venture a comment or two on one of the twentieth century’s greatest composers, the centenary of whose birth we celebrate this year–Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975). He is to music…
Not By Improvisation Alone: The Vatican at the Venice Biennale Today “the arts” is a term that captures the imagination of many in evangelical circles. If you want to be hip and relevant as you cast your ministry vision, you…
Not By Improvisation Alone: The Vatican at the Venice Biennale Today “the arts” is a term that captures the imagination of many in evangelical circles. If you want to be hip and relevant as you cast your ministry vision, you…
A few weeks ago I learned the distressing news that a couple I know is divorcing; the husband has pursued pornography, and beyond, for a decade. His sin has not only ravaged his wife’s life, but in violating that covenant…
A few weeks ago I learned the distressing news that a couple I know is divorcing; the husband has pursued pornography, and beyond, for a decade. His sin has not only ravaged his wife’s life, but in violating that covenant…
Nearly a decade ago now, Lisa and I went to visit an art exhibit at a private gallery on Manhattan. I had recently become acquainted with the Japanese-American artist Makoto Fujimura, and I wanted to see his work for myself.…
I have quite a collection of books on the arts from a Christian perspective, but I was so eager for Dr. Ryken’s new book, that I have had it on backorder since last December. The subtitle of the book is…
He taught me how to see. Quite literally. Once our dear friend Hans Rookmaaker was visiting us in Connecticut, and as we drove around in our car he would tell us to pause in front of a certain building. “This…
