Articles for tag: Christian Art

October 7, 2014

By Mark A. Taylor We were visiting the beautiful Cloisters museum and gardens in New York City and browsing through its remarkable displays of 5,000 works of medieval art. Most of the paintings, sculpture, and stained-glass windows depicted Christian images, and I found myself wondering, “Centuries from now what great art from the West will the world find as a Christian witness?” Several writers at our site this monthÂ are trying to answer that question. And all of our “Christians and culture” articles appearing hereÂ present a challenge to positive culture-shaping initiatives, some of them in ways far removed from the arts.

April 5, 2013

Christian Standard

Culture & Public Square

“˜How Else Can We Adequately Share a Mysterious God?”

By Jennifer Johnson On Christmas, in the evening, I logged into Facebook and read rave after rhapsodic rave about the movie version of Les MisÃ©rables. “It took my breath away, it clarified my world,” wrote one. “Can the grace of God save a man”s life and his soul, and make him a rescuer and a carrier of hope to all men? The “˜yes of God” plays out before your eyes. I have never preached a message that said it so well.” Although I”m not quite as big a fan of the movie (I”m pretty sure my 14-year-old stepson could have

December 7, 2012

Christian Standard

Devotionals

The Baby Bears an Apple

By Lee Magness It comes as a surprise in the painting of Jesus” birth by the great contemporary Chinese artist He Qi (pronounced “huh chi”). The baby bears an apple. Most of the features of the painting are to be expected, traditional if not biblical details common to many depictions of the nativity””Mary bending low, Joseph lifting his lantern, animals peering at the peculiar intruders, the manger with its golden straw, and the rosy-cheeked child staring straight into the onlookers” eyes. The painting doubles as an annunciation””an angel soars, shepherds gaze skyward, sheep frolic in the foreground. But there is