Natalie Carnes is a constructive theologian interested in how Christian doctrine can speak to the complexities of modern life. Drawing on literary and visual works, she interprets theological ideas together with a range of themes, including images, iconoclasm, beauty, gender…
Matthew J. Milliner is associate professor of art history at Wheaton College, is a five-time appointee to the Curatorial Advisory Board of the United States Senate, and was awarded a Commonwealth fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University…
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.…
by Frank Powell
I must repent. Not until recently did I consider humor a Christian virtue. Likewise for its close cousins, laughter and fun. Humor had its place in the church. But its role was mostly as an additive…
Terry Lindvall is one of those rare people who, along with being very smart, is also very funny – and by funny, I mean laughter-inducing, life-infusing, and joy-producing. Dr. Lindvall is the C.S. Lewis Endowed Chair in Communication and Christian Thought, and Professor of Communication at Virginia Wesleyan College. In addition to being a Lewis scholar…
Mirth can specifically be related to a spiritually rooted joy. Thus, in this season when we celebrate the Christ Child’s enfleshment…
Steven Wilkens is a professor of philosophy, and has written a number of books on the topics of ethics,…
W. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of several books, including Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life…
The place of humor and laughter in the Christian journey can lead one down the broad path of destruction, or it can lead up to the pleasure of God.…
by Arthur Aghajanian
Guston’s paintings and drawings have often been interpreted within an existential framework. Alienated characters and forlorn objects are adrift in ambiguous spaces.…
