Image: Bruce Herman, “The Nailing,” from Golgotha series For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 (ESV) … [Read more...] about Art, Scandal, and the Cross, Part 2: The Last Taboo (Scholar’s Compass)
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Art, Scandal, and the Cross, Part 1
Image: Bruce Herman, "The Crowning," from Golgotha series For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 (ESV) Reflection In my last posting I mentioned that during my college years (mid to late 1970's) the ethos of … [Read more...] about Art, Scandal, and the Cross, Part 1
Scholar’s Compass: QU4RTETS: A Collaboration
Image: Bruce Herman, detail of QU4RTETS #4 (Winter) At the still point of the turning world’there the dance is’ T. S. Eliot, cf. “Burnt Norton” from Four Quartets Reflection When I began my art training in the early 1970s, among the relatively small circle of art cognoscenti it was thought that traditional observation-based painting was largely a moribund practice. Painting itself had been declared “dead” and literary or narrative elements in art were thought simply beyond the pale of current … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass: QU4RTETS: A Collaboration
Book Review: Wisdom & Wonder
Wisdom & Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art, Abraham Kuyper, edited by Jordan J. Ballor and Stephen J. Grabill, Trans. Nelson D. Kloosterman, Christian's Library Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2011. -------------- Wisdom & Wonder contains a new translation of chapters written originally under the title Common Grace in Science and Art. Common Grace refers to God's preservation and self-revelation within the created order, which is imperfectly but universally available. It is revelation by the … [Read more...] about Book Review: Wisdom & Wonder
Book Review: Wisdom & Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art
Wisdom & Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art, Abraham Kuyper, edited by Jordan J. Ballor and Stephen J. Grabill, Trans. Nelson D. Kloosterman, Christian's Library Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2011, e-book edition. -------------- With the rising faith in science in Western culture, there needs to be further investigation into the theological and philosophical underpinnings of the phenomenon called science. Abraham Kuyper holds that when we put the “destruction of many people's faith brought about by the … [Read more...] about Book Review: Wisdom & Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art