Studying ... Music?
Reflections on studying and performing music - and the challenges this can present for a Christian.
Reflections on studying and performing music - and the challenges this can present for a Christian.
An exploration of the experience of grief and loss in Sufjan Stevens' album Carrie and Lowell.
How have artists tried to capture the paradoxes of the cross through their work?
Beyoncé is incredibly popular. What makes her music resonate so deeply with people?
In this seminar, Bruce Little considers the broad range of Christianity and the Arts. “Why, if you are interested in the country…
A review of Lily Allen's CD It's Not Me It's You.
A review of Mamma Mia! - the movie.
Please note that the content of this talk partially overlaps that of Jerry Root’s other talk entitled 'C.S. Lewis’s Approach to…
In this talk, Hans Rookmaaker considers what art is, what its purpose is and what the attitude of Christians should be towards it.
A review of Robbie Williams' biography examines his search for value and reassurance.
How has the way art depicts humanity changed over time? How should the truths of the Christian view of humanity shape creative practice?
I'm not sure exactly what makes someone a phenomenon, but anyone who has managed to win 62 music awards in two years and has produced a…
I write a weekly column for The Dallas Morning News as a contributor to their Texas Faith blog. This week we were asked, "What would Jesus…
Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…
You've just arrived at art college. It's a pretty exciting time; for the first time in your life you are able to release the shackles of…
“It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.” So croons popular singer Paolo Nutini in a song on his latest album Sunny Side…
A review of the Manic Street Preachers' Lifeblood album.
The setting for the video of 'No Light No Light', the second single from 2011's Ceremonials – a traditional church building complete…