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techne -> the arts and faith resources (5/1/2008 9:12:58 AM)
for those of us interested in exploring the intersection between the arts (whether visual, literary, kinetic or oral/aural) and our faith -- i'd like to know which books (or websites or films or [living] examples) have had the most impact on you - whether as an artist or observer. who or what has shifted your thinking or ideas about this relationship/ work? who or what has challenged your conceptions about the arts in the context of faith? who or what has opened your eyes about the possibilities of that relationship?

deermousie -> RE: the arts and faith resources (5/1/2008 10:35:05 AM)
This is an interesting idea. Frankie Schaeffer (Francis' son) has spearheaded a book and some projects on this theme, but I'm afraid I don't have any titles (and I'm not sure I even spelled his name right). Escondido Tutorial Services offers tutoring for Christian students in literature that is fabulous; my kid is finishing up the five year program. Theses leads are somewhat tenuous but may give you some things to track down that might help. It used to be the arts were all funded by Christians, and that's what gave us DaVinci's and Miguelangleo's masterpieces, the Sistene Chapel and Handel's Messiah (just to name a few of a wonderful abundance of great art).

techne -> RE: the arts and faith resources (5/5/2008 1:18:13 PM)
thanks. i was already aware of franky schaeffer's books (not to mention his father's, which are certainly more theological and less aggressive). and yes, the church was certainly a major patron of the arts for much of the recent history of western culture...and i hope will be again (of course, that means recognizing art as a vocation as worthy of support as funding people to take a missions trip to mexico and run a children's camp for 2 weeks). i might yet list my list of resources (40-60 books, and as many websites) - depending on how much traffic this thread gets (i.e. interest), but i am also interested in how people think about the relationship between the arts and the life of faith, and what (if anything) has shifted their thinking about that relationship.

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