by Paul Lloyd Robson | Apr 22, 2021 | Current Events, Theory
One hundred men stand solemnly in a perfect circle around the fire. All eyes are focused on the single man. He is about 40, a tall and athletic viking of a man. He is called forward, and is blessed and anointed by the elder. In this ritual, he is to share a commitment...
by Daniel Townhead | Apr 14, 2021 | Articles, Bible, Theory
An audio version of this article is linked at the end. Rene Girard often appears in our conversations, in an unusual way. He is not a spiritual authority like saints, monks and certain theologians, nor an influential online thinker. No, he is a French theorist. He...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Apr 1, 2021 | Articles, Bible, Theory
In my last post, I brought up the idea that the Logos can act through our intellects. When we meditate on the Incarnation for example, we are shaped by it, and this will in turn shape the world through our actions. In this post, I want to use this idea to make a case...
by Ari Fisher | Mar 13, 2021 | Architecture, Articles, Current Events, Language, Theory, Visual Arts
INTRODUCTION Before jumping into the meat of this article it will be necessary to clarify the subject matter a little. When I will refer to ‘graffiti’ throughout, I will mostly not be intending to include ‘street art’ within that definition, though I will take a...
by Michael Dunn | Mar 4, 2021 | Articles, Bible, Current Events, Theory
A voice is coming closer from a nearby road, so loud that it carries down the hill, the words resounding off the walls of the inner city terrace houses. You can hear it even round the corner, from adjoining streets. It is a man’s voice but you do not recognise it; it...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Feb 19, 2021 | Articles, Theory
In a video on the story of the prophet Jonah, Jonathan mentioned that when we pray, we connect to God through memory: The relationship between the margin and the center, between the low place and the high place, is memory. If you remember God, if you remember the...
