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RIP Will Elder, the Guardian vs. Edward Said

[ JTA ] Will Elder (a.k.a. Wolf William Eisenberg), “the Mad Magazine artist who helped introduce Yiddishisms and Borscht Belt humor into the American lexicon,” died at 86 on May 15. His self-portrait, via Wikipedia, is to the right. [Forward] Here’s the quick guide to the art stor…

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Tags: Christianity, Islam, judaism

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Interview: Brandon G. Withrow

Brandon G. Withrow is a Ph.D. and adjunct professor at Winebrenner Theological Seminary where he teaches the history of Christianity. See his blog here. MW: How much does current scholarship on Christianity address Christian art? How well are religion programs in this country covering religious art …

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Christian Art Market

Numerous artists have found success selling to the Christian market, a large segment of the population consisting partly of art collectors but mainly of people who are looking to purchase prints and posters that reflect their beliefs and values. Read……

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Tags: HomePage, Business of Art

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Non-Christians on the Worship Team?

Recently a discussion developed over at the New City Church blog about a paragraph in my book. Here’s the paragraph in question: Even though musicians aren’t necessarily “elders” or “teachers” their presence in front of the congregation week after week implies that their life is wort…

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Tags: non-christians, leading a team, theology of worship, Worship Arts, worship-leading, worship teams

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The Unicorn is Not a Myth!

The unicorn played a role in the medieval mind as the symbol of purity coupled with wildness. It is also the allegorical symbol of Christ and his passion, submitting in death (or sleep) to the Virgin (Mary); the dual symbols of pagan virility (the horn) with the Christian Passion of another so…

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“The Holocaust of Hiroshima,” is there Child Pornography in Christian Art?

St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (Chicago) has a new 9-foot, hand-carved “monstrance of Our Lady of the Sign, Ark of Mercy.” Nawal Gebreel started a clothing label in 2000 inspired by “the geometric patterns in Islamic art and the rhythm of nature” Here’s a list of the 10 &…

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ANNOUNCEMENT: THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS [TLM] IN ST. JEROME EMILIANI PARISH IN AYALA, ALABANG

TLM Banner for June 29, 2008 celebration in St. Jerome Emiliani Parish, Ayala-Alabang This evening I received an e-mail message from Mrs. Marilou Cortez one of the leading organizers of TLM in St. Jerome Emiliani Parish in Alabang. I am glad to know that they produced their first newsletter for the …

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Tags: Alabang, Tridentine Mass, St. Jerome Emiliani Parish

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Christian Art Market

Numerous artists have found success selling to the Christian market, a large segment of the population consisting partly of art collectors but mainly of people who are looking to purchase prints and posters that reflect their beliefs and values. Read……

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Tags: Business of Art

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Jesus Loving & Laughing Exhibition

Too right: “Much Christian art (and theology) has concentrated on guilt and suffering. But Jesus came to bring joy to the world - not to make guilt-ridden wrecks.” And so it’s good to hear of this and to see posted some of the pictures: “This collection of paintings from artists from 16 countries gi…

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Tags: art, Christian, jesus

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Bubba Sorensen — a folk artist who rocks….

I normally don’t like email forwards of “inspiring” or “shocking” stories …. I’ve seen most of them. Usually they’re urban legends or misrespensentations that could quickly be cleared up by a google search. I believe every email user ought to do a little legwork before hitting the forward button ….

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Tags: art, folk art, Artists, elitism, Memorial Day

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