Cardus Contributor - Calvin Seerveld http://www.cardus.ca/contributors/cseerveld en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 10:27:54 -0400 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 10:27:54 -0400 Footprints in the Snow http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3115/ "Men and women resist believing that they follow beaten paths. But they really become insufferably proud when they look around and think they leave no tracks."... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 "Men and women resist believing that they follow beaten paths. But they really become insufferably proud when they look around and think they leave no tracks."... For the next generation of Christian writers of literature http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2403/ While I learn from the truncated and slanted contributions of pagan and disbelieving authors, I cannot credit them as if they be testifying of the LORD God's faithfulness.... Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 While I learn from the truncated and slanted contributions of pagan and disbelieving authors, I cannot credit them as if they be testifying of the LORD God's faithfulness.... Where Does the World Need Me? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2693/ Comment recently received this request by email: "This summer I am . . . on the side trying to figure out what to do with my life, particularly regarding seminary and/or graduate school. One thing I a... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Comment recently received this request by email: "This summer I am . . . on the side trying to figure out what to do with my life, particularly regarding seminary and/or graduate school. One thing I a... Imaginative Grit and Everlasting Art http://www.cardus.ca/think/1499/ This recording is from the 2009 conference Mission, Worldview and the Christian University: Living at the Crossroads, presented by the Paideia Centre for Public Theology.... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 This recording is from the 2009 conference Mission, Worldview and the Christian University: Living at the Crossroads, presented by the Paideia Centre for Public Theology.... Signs of hope: a Comment symposium http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/767/ Comment asked regular contributors to tell us of signs of hope they see in their daily work, in the spheres of culture where they are most active, or in the world at large. What follows is their obser... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Comment asked regular contributors to tell us of signs of hope they see in their daily work, in the spheres of culture where they are most active, or in the world at large. What follows is their obser... Q&A with Calvin Seerveld, Senior Fellow Emeritus in Philosophical Aesthetics, Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/78/ Somebody told me that if there was an activity you enjoyed so much you could do it without being aware of time passing, that would be good work for a person to do during his or her lifetime, especiall... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Somebody told me that if there was an activity you enjoyed so much you could do it without being aware of time passing, that would be good work for a person to do during his or her lifetime, especiall... Cities as a Place for Public Artwork: a GLOCAL Approach http://www.cardus.ca/think/523/ Dr. Seerveld argues that good city life needs more than smooth transit and corporate development—it means building communities around art, imagination, and the hope of the possible. He outlines ... Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 Dr. Seerveld argues that good city life needs more than smooth transit and corporate development—it means building communities around art, imagination, and the hope of the possible. He outlines ... Finding our way to great work: Called to work—and live—in the city http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/926/ A symposium of encouragement. You may feel like the tiniest cog in a big wheel, but your work really matters.... Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 A symposium of encouragement. You may feel like the tiniest cog in a big wheel, but your work really matters.... Making the most of college: studying ourselves to life or to death? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/330/ A few suggestions for a Christian student at a secular university . . .... Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 A few suggestions for a Christian student at a secular university . . .... Making the most of college: philosophy as schooled memory http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/329/ Western culture runs itself by the notion that something is only good if it can "do" something—that people are to be valued on the basis of what they can do or produce. Calvin Seerveld attacks t... Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Western culture runs itself by the notion that something is only good if it can "do" something—that people are to be valued on the basis of what they can do or produce. Calvin Seerveld attacks t... Reading the Bible like a grown-up child http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/310/ It's not easy to read the Bible. It's easier to read it wrong or not to read it at all. To read the Bible the way it is written takes some coaching (Acts 8:26-31). But a lot of people don't want that.... Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500 It's not easy to read the Bible. It's easier to read it wrong or not to read it at all. To read the Bible the way it is written takes some coaching (Acts 8:26-31). But a lot of people don't want that.... The strategy of giving away gifts: cultural guidelines for artists http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/304/ How can modern art—from advertising to architecture, painting to PR—be a language of healing insight, if Christian artists themselves cannot distinguish their art as Spirit-lit, collaborat... Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500 How can modern art—from advertising to architecture, painting to PR—be a language of healing insight, if Christian artists themselves cannot distinguish their art as Spirit-lit, collaborat... Jubilee on the Job http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/173/ To my surprise I found out that to celebrate a jubilee can be dangerous as well as exciting, if you take it seriously. For Queen Elizabeth II to reign for 50 years and go on tour in Canada, and for CB... Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0500 To my surprise I found out that to celebrate a jubilee can be dangerous as well as exciting, if you take it seriously. For Queen Elizabeth II to reign for 50 years and go on tour in Canada, and for CB... Chardin's Kitchens http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1318/ A more expansive version of this article appeared in Rainbows for the Fallen World (Toronto: Tuppence Press, 1980). Eating good food in good company is an important human activity. As the bedroom is ... Sun, 01 Jul 2001 00:00:00 -0400 A more expansive version of this article appeared in Rainbows for the Fallen World (Toronto: Tuppence Press, 1980). Eating good food in good company is an important human activity. As the bedroom is ... The Theatre of God http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1421/ Your creatures—what a fantastic number, Lord, and You crafted all of them with such (deep) wisdom: the earth teems with your handiwork! Look at the far expansive reaches of the seas! Why the... Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0500 Your creatures—what a fantastic number, Lord, and You crafted all of them with such (deep) wisdom: the earth teems with your handiwork! Look at the far expansive reaches of the seas! Why the... The Flash of a Fish Knife http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/276/ My father is a seller of fish. We children know the business too having worked from childhood in the Great South Bay Fish Market, Patchogue, Long Island, New York, helping our father like a quiver ful... Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0500 My father is a seller of fish. We children know the business too having worked from childhood in the Great South Bay Fish Market, Patchogue, Long Island, New York, helping our father like a quiver ful...