Session Description
New York artist Mako Fujimura once asked if a tree is more beautiful in full bloom or just as the pedals begin to fall when a breeze passes by.... What does scripture mean when it speaks of beauty? How does this affect our engagement with the arts in worship? Part of our challenge in congregations is that everyone comes to worship with such a different understanding of what is beautiful and how much it really matters. This day will probe how we might more meaningfully convey the "glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ" in this challenging environment.
Conference Title
2007 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-25-2007
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Text
Keywords:
art and design, art
Recommended Citation
Brown, Frank Burch; De Boer, Lisa; Felch, Susan; Henke, Linda Witte; Jacobsen, Eric O.; Rienstra, Debra; Smit, Laura; and Torgerson, Mark, "Beholding to Transforming: Beauty and the Arts" (2007). Symposium on Worship Archive. 10.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2007/allitems/10
Beholding to Transforming: Beauty and the Arts
New York artist Mako Fujimura once asked if a tree is more beautiful in full bloom or just as the pedals begin to fall when a breeze passes by.... What does scripture mean when it speaks of beauty? How does this affect our engagement with the arts in worship? Part of our challenge in congregations is that everyone comes to worship with such a different understanding of what is beautiful and how much it really matters. This day will probe how we might more meaningfully convey the "glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ" in this challenging environment.