Faith in the Arts

Could it be that imagination is not only something that is important to artists, but is actually something that we all need: to be human, to live out our Christian faith and even to have any sort of understanding about God at all? In today’s episode, Marlita, Jonny and Ally continue their exploration of the imagination, asking the questions: what is a Christian imagination and why is the imaginati...

The imagination is a vitally important human faculty, but it is little understood, and often greatly marginalised in society and in churches. Ally, Jonny and Marlita start exploring this topic by asking: what is the imagination, and how can you develop it? If you’d like to join the conversation, please email us at hello@faithinthearts.show . If you like what you’re hearing, please consider enablin...

Last time, Ally, Jonny and Marlita explored how artists can help the church thrive in its relationship with the arts. This week they turn their attention to those of you who wouldn’t consider yourself to be artists. How can we best make space, not just for the arts, but for artists themselves in our churches? If you’d like to join the conversation or to help us make more episodes like this, check...

How can churches thrive in their relationship with the arts? How can they become communities where artists can thrive too? In this week’s episode, the FITA team explore ways in which artists can help churches towards this goal. And guess what - maybe it’s not just about  playing in the worship band! If you’d like to join the conversation, please email us at hello@faithinthearts.show . If you’...

Marlita, Ally and Jonny continue their survey of art from the Christian imagination in the last 100 years, crashing into questions like: Is the church vitamin deficient? Does God care about how  a film is lit? And why has almost every musical innovation in the last  half a century come from a particular section of the Christian church  (and why doesn’t anyone talk about this)? If yo...

Marlita, Ally and Jonny survey some of the art that has been fuelled directly by the Christian imagination in the last century. Is Christian art more about fuzzy felt and kitsch, or Kieslowski and Denzel? And what does that tell us about the church’s relationship to the arts? If you’d like to join the conversation, please email us at hello@faithinthearts.show . We mention Patreon in this episode,...

The relationship between Christianity and the arts has always been one of extremes. For long periods of time and in different cultural settings, the two parties have got on fabulously: strengthening faith, promoting beauty, booming out an arresting prophetic voice and working for the common good. At other times… well, it’s been a bit of a car crash. Recently, there has been a growing feeling...