The evangelical artistic renaissance

Posted August 17th @ 2:12 pm by Andy Print This Post

Is the evangelical world experiencing something of an artistic renaissance? An article by Eric Gorski looks at the increased attention being paid to creativity and art in evangelical churches, seminaries, and films. The article highlights painter Makoto Fujimura as “a role model for creatively wired evangelicals”—he’s an elder at his church whose striking abstract paintings are informed by his faith. Gorski goes on to discuss the broader trend towards increased artistic engagement through the church. Very interesting stuff; also see this commentary over at GetReligion.

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  1. The Aesthetic Elevator
    August 17, 2007 at 14:57

    We’re trying dang hard for a renaissance!

    This same article was featured on MSNBC in late July. My own brief thoughts on the piece on my blog. Most of the article wasn’t news to me, though I did find it interesting that a SOUTHERN BAPTIST SEMINARY was using art in it’s Bible studies, or something like that!

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