Category: Image
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Beauty and Justice
There is a great deal to lament as we look around the world, with conflicts all around: from the small places with in ourselves and the communities around us to the more tragic and dramatic unrest in the middle east and further to Sudan, the Congo and Zimbabwe. It can leave us feeling overwhelmed and…
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Imagination and the role of the artist
This Image is a visual response to a collection of beautiful images created by my brother Paul. “Why is our world beautiful, and what are we as Christians to do about the fact that our world is beautiful? Why is our world ugly, and what are we as Christians to do about the fact that our…
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Energizing Visions
I ended the last post with a couple of quotes from Henri Nouwen concerning eschatological dreams and visions of harmony. Here’s a quick reminder: These visions… offer us hope when we are close to despair, courage when we are tempted to give up on life, and trust when suspicion seems the more logical attitude. Without…
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… for we know not what we do
There’s a lot of nice viral video’s out now, tackfully ending with a logo that apparently endorses and funds ‘the viral’ – I guess its a new sort of art commissioning, particularly beneficial for graphic artists and film makers. This one is particularly good, and deserves a mention here. There’s a lot I could write…
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Enriching art
Recently, I’ve come across the work of Sister Mary Corita a nun from California and pop artist during the 1960’s and 70’s. This quote of her’s stuck me when considering the role of the artist in culture: “If we seperate ourselves from the great arts of our time, we cannot be leaven enriching our society…