Archive for the ‘theology’ Category
Toward something
Strangely enough, some questions seem to be largely neglected in a program ostensibly focused on theology and art: The perennial, controversial, probably unanswerable (but still important) question: “What Is Art?” Related, what is entertainment, and what is its relation/contrast to art? What should be the goal, or goals, of art from a Christian perspective? (N.B.: [...]
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“It is a serious thing…”
“It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as [...]
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Notable
Some of you may be interested in a recent find of mine. Bookmarked in my del.icio.us (a social bookmarking site) are two large excerpts from Orthodox Bishop Kallistos (Timothy) Ware's book, The Orthodox Church. The first excerpt is on Orthodox Church history, and the second on issues of faith and worship – including quite a [...]
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rock and roll!
Well, not rock and roll per se, but… So Tuesday night was the long-awaited performance of "In C," for which I have been preparing and stressing for the past few weeks. We ended up with twelve musicians making up the following ensemble: 2 violins, flute, alto sax, trombone, soprano, guitar (me!), mandolin, 2 keyboards (on [...]
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