Art, Racism, and the Problem of White Jesus

I want to say a few more words about all the destruction and removal of municipal statues that we’re seeing in the news lately– especially since talk has now turned to religious art. First of all, art is important. Art is very, very import…

Question Friday: What’s Your Favorite Christian Painting or Sculpture?

What is your favorite Christian painting or sculpture? This is a really really hard question to answer. There are a lot of factors that go into my appreciation of any piece of art that it’s hard to say that I have a definitive “best” piece…

Jesus, the Artist: Man Can Corrupt Religion, Not Art.

We all love stories. I haven’t met a human that doesn’t. Whether our stories entertain us through movies, books, TV shows, fine art, or lyrics, it is one thread of life that we all spin. Humanity has evolved through messages brought throug…

The Pietà and the Love of Christ

Michelangelo’s depiction of Mary holding the body of her dead Son, “The Pietà,” is one of the world’s greatest works of art. I just read an essay by a woman who told how it was instrumental in her conversion to Christianity. So I thought i…