Okay, so here's a little bit of random. I was reading Relevant Magazine's website today -- which some of you may know is the only faith-afiliated publication I would consider working for -- and I came across this article on OFFENSIVE ART and where it fits among Christians. This is a subject I am very passionate about because I believe that art in the Christian realm (visual arts, writing, cinema, etc) often strays away from very important topics for fear of being offensive. The end result is glazed over, void of emotion, and overall tame. Jesus was never tame. Our faith should never be tame either. As Christians, I believe we should be perpetuating truth, and truth isn't always clean. I won't get into my whole spiel, but I would always be down for talking about this over coffee.
One of my favorite articles I ever got to write involved a panel with three professors from Biola who I admire very much: an art professor, a cinema professor, and a human sexuality psychology professor. The two-hour Q & A session on the distinction between ART AND PORNOGRAPHY was one of the most enlightening interviews I've conducted. Check it out.
Our faith should be present in every aspect of our lives, including our artistic creations and artistic consumption. God and His truths are often discovered in some of the least likely venues. Our God who works to redeem and make beautiful has to first touch the degrading, pained, and dirty. Think on it.
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