Wilson Yates, founder of the journal ARTS: The Arts in Religious and Theological Studies and founding member and president of the national society SARTS, the Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies, has written extensively on the arts in theological education. His publications include Arts, Theology, and the Church: New Intersections, co-edited with Kimberly Vrudny, and The Grotesque in Art and Literature,co-edited with James Luther Adams.
In this podcast, Wilson talks about the history and legacy of Visual Theology in modern times; how the field has evolved and what it has meant for our understanding of the relationship between art and religion; and also about the importance of art to spiritual growth and the development of aesthetics in the life of the Church.