Category Archives: Art

The State of the Arts: Historian Paul Johnson Weighs In

The historian Paul Johnson has written on just about every subject, with wisdom, perspective, and passion. His latest book, Art.A New History is no exception. While his conclusion focuses on the fine/fashion arts, one may substitute any art – theater, film, music, dance – and find some truth concerning the current situation: The most worrying aspect …

March 23, 2013 – 7:53 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, Books, from Paul, History, Quotations, Theater | Comments (0)

BILLY GRAHAM ON 9/11

President and Mrs. Bush, I want to say a personal word on behalf of many people. Thank you, Mr. President, for calling this Day of Prayer and Remembrance. We needed it at this time. We come together today to affirm our conviction that God cares for us, whatever our ethnic, religious or political background may …

September 11, 2012 – 4:17 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, Current Events, History, Politics, Quotations, Talks, Television, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Theology, World Affairs | Comments (0)

“AMY’S WISH” Heads to Chicago Film Festival

“Amy’s Wish”, a screen adaptation of James Caputo’s award-winning short play, has officially been selected to screen in the 2012 Midwest Christian-Inspirational Indie Film Festival taking place September 28-30, 2012. The Festival location is the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street in Chicago, Illinois. Directed for the screen by Bates College Professor Paul …

August 3, 2012 – 5:37 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, from Paul, Maine, Media, Movies, Uncategorized, Videos | Comments (0)

Thomas Hart Benton: The Prodigal Son

When reading Peter Hitchens wonderful book The Rage Against God I was particularly struck by his personal reflection on Thomas Hart Benton’s The Prodigal Son. I wanted to post a blog about that but found that Dennis Skinner had done it for me. So why try to reinvent the wheel. Here it is: The Other …

July 5, 2012 – 7:20 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, Blog Groups, Books, Quotations, Talks, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Theology, Web Sites | Comments (2)

William Holman Hunt and the Question of “Christian” Art

The death of Thomas Kincade (1958 –2012) has renewed the discussion of Christian art – in what way can art be considered Christian? Christian art critics seem to consider works of art they like, for whatever reason, to be “Christian” and works they do not like to be unChristian or inferior. Over one hundred years …

May 26, 2012 – 3:17 pm | By Paul | Posted in Art, History, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Theology | Comments (0)

Imagination

“Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master.” – Hercule Poirot

August 11, 2010 – 8:21 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, Quotations | Comments (0)

ALL THE WORLD’S A GRAVE

October 14, 2009 – 6:26 pm | By Paul | Posted in Art, Books, from Paul, Theater | Comments (0)

Atheism Poster

Copy and send this poster to friends reading books by Dawkins or Hitchens, courtesy of C. Michael Patton at Parchment and Pen:  

August 27, 2007 – 8:10 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Theology, Web Sites | Comments (5)

Radical Feminist Calls for Religion to Lead the Artistic Renaissance

Who would expect a self-avowed pro-choice, libertarian atheist to call for a renaissance of America’s fine arts through religion?

August 4, 2007 – 10:37 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, Talks | Comments (0)

Pyromaniacs On The Emerging Church

Over at Pyromaniacs Phil Johnson has produced a series of  “original motivational posters based on the jargon of Emerging Christianity.” They “hope these have helped unpack some of the jargon of post-evangelicalism for some who are groping for ways to explain it succinctly.” Can humor clarify the Emerging Church’s relationship with Post-Modernism?

July 25, 2007 – 8:53 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, Theology, Web Sites | Comments (0)