Description
Artists have used their tools not just to capture beauty and transcendence, but also the essence of what it means to be human.
In this episode, we learn from history's greatest artists about loss, hope, the ugly, and the sublime.
What lessons can we take from these broken artists? What might their observations about the world tell us about God?
(04:39) - - Creations and experiences
(12:55) - - Albert Bierstadat
(16:09) - - Artemisia Gentileschi
(21:18) - - Vincent Van Gogh
(31:33) - - The Yellow House and the Ear episode
(38:35) - - Van Gogh and faith
(46:21) - - Five Minute Jesus
(51:09) - - Transcendence
Sam Allberry was involved in environmental activism when he became a Christian - a development that his activist friends saw as bad news.
After all, why would a follower of a religion that looks forward to the coming of a new Earth be concerned with the state of the current world?
For Sam...
Published 11/17/24
The Old Testament is sacred not just to the Christian but also to the Jewish religion. Its 39 books cover thousands of years with an array of literary genres including poetry, history, creation myth, apocalyptic, and song.
It can be confusing and overwhelming - but luckily, John happens to work...
Published 11/10/24