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The Christian Artist: Why there is no such thing as “Christian” art

by Kurt Knecht | Feb 27, 2012 | christian art, kurt knecht, the christian artist, Uncategorized

One of the big questions is whether or not there is such a thing as “Christian” art. I think the answer to that question is that there is not such a thing in any objective sense, but I want to be careful in explaining what I mean.In an interesting passage in Exodus...

The Christian Artist: Jesus’ parables

by Kurt Knecht | Feb 26, 2012 | kurt knecht, parables, the christian artist, Uncategorized

The parables of Jesus are the closest thing we have to something that would fall under the category of artistic output. The parables show the marks of someone who was deeply involved in the creative process. Anything that conveys so much in so few words has to be...

The Christian Artist: Psalms v. Theology

by Kurt Knecht | Feb 25, 2012 | kurt knecht, psalms, the christian artist, Uncategorized

A comment that is often made about the Psalms is that they give voice to the full array of human emotions. In them, we read of joy and depression, hope and despair, friendship and hatred, love of God and doubts about God’s goodness. Many of the sentiments expressed in...

The Christian Artist: Genesis

by Kurt Knecht | Feb 23, 2012 | kurt knecht, the christian artist, Uncategorized

A few events have occurred over the past few weeks that have shown me that there is a need to address some of the issues surrounding what it means to be a Christian artist in contemporary society. As I turned my mind toward the issue, I thought a good place to begin...

Maybe Go Tell It is having a comeback

by Kurt Knecht | Feb 23, 2012 | dr. andrew crane, ecu chamber singers, go tell it on the mountain, kurt knecht, Uncategorized

Here’s a lovely performance that popped up by the East Carolina University Chamber singers.

L’incorinazione di Poppea and censorship

by Kurt Knecht | Feb 22, 2012 | censorship, john dowland, kurt knecht, l'incorinazione di poppea, Uncategorized

This week, the Lincoln Public Schools decided not to send students to see the University’s opera production because it was deemed too controversial. Of course, some people are up in arms about censorship etc. Normally, I’m opposed to censorship, but I’m not sure that...
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