http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2012 Cardus Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:04:29 -0500 Cardus Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:04:29 -0500 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3023/ Twelfth in an expert series of must-read books. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Twelfth in an expert series of must-read books. http://www.cardus.ca/research//publications/ The Old Testament is full of much which is confusing, violent, and ambiguous. We asked Ryan O'Dowd, lecturer at Cornell University and author of Old Testament Wisdom Literature: A Theological Introduction, to introduce and curate a series of articles on how and why we should read the Old Testament for public life today. —Comment editors, Fall 2011 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The Old Testament is full of much which is confusing, violent, and ambiguous. We asked Ryan O'Dowd, lecturer at Cornell University and author of Old Testament Wisdom Literature: A Theological Introduction, to introduce and curate a series of articles on how and why we should read the Old Testament for public life today. —Comment editors, Fall 2011 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3021/ The exhibit rightly conveys that religion takes practice, not merely observation. But does it "use" God towards other ends—human sociality, the aesthetics of ritual, inexhaustible discourse? Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The exhibit rightly conveys that religion takes practice, not merely observation. But does it "use" God towards other ends—human sociality, the aesthetics of ritual, inexhaustible discourse? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3009/ Johnston's purpose is to explore the tension between the subjective and the objective, to keep these two realms of experience in balance. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Johnston's purpose is to explore the tension between the subjective and the objective, to keep these two realms of experience in balance. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2968/ There is something more to Disney World. Alongside the modern notion of disenchantment is a powerful human need to be enchanted, to fill the vacuum left by old convictions. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 There is something more to Disney World. Alongside the modern notion of disenchantment is a powerful human need to be enchanted, to fill the vacuum left by old convictions. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2930/ Mad Men, Pan Am, X-Men: First Class—why our sudden collective obsession with the early 1960s? Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Mad Men, Pan Am, X-Men: First Class—why our sudden collective obsession with the early 1960s? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2892/ Google's efforts to "organize the world's information" fail to recognize that some things are not reducible to information. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Google's efforts to "organize the world's information" fail to recognize that some things are not reducible to information. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2902/ A good society has not only its institutions, but its loves in order. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 A good society has not only its institutions, but its loves in order. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ We have misplaced an invaluable tool for shaping and refining human thought. It is time for apprenticeship in rhetoric. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 We have misplaced an invaluable tool for shaping and refining human thought. It is time for apprenticeship in rhetoric. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ When art seems very far from the urgent cut and thrust of daily politics, that's exactly the point. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 When art seems very far from the urgent cut and thrust of daily politics, that's exactly the point. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2871/ The interconnected nature of a true liberal arts education lets the disciplines inform one another—even physics and musical performance. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The interconnected nature of a true liberal arts education lets the disciplines inform one another—even physics and musical performance. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2853/ Sixth in an expert series on must-read books. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Sixth in an expert series on must-read books. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2850/ Why you can't afford to miss The Deathly Hallows. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Why you can't afford to miss The Deathly Hallows. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2842/ Art serves the pivotal role of tapping into our imagination to offer a vision of what human flourishing might look like in the various spheres of life. Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Art serves the pivotal role of tapping into our imagination to offer a vision of what human flourishing might look like in the various spheres of life. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2829/ Many critics who have struggled to describe Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life have called it a prayer. But perhaps it is more than that. Alissa Wilkinson suggests a better word to describe this film than prayer might be lament. And not just a lament for a lost loved one, but for that lost Paradise - both the first Eden, as well as the one buried deep within our memories. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Many critics who have struggled to describe Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life have called it a prayer. But perhaps it is more than that. Alissa Wilkinson suggests a better word to describe this film than prayer might be lament. And not just a lament for a lost loved one, but for that lost Paradise - both the first Eden, as well as the one buried deep within our memories. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2784/ One day I found myself on a quiet side street in an industrial park in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge. I was lost. My feet ached from walking. I was cold and wet from rain and snow and feeling more than a little out of place. My growing anxiety was placated only by the rich texture of a story unfolding around me. Looking down at the rain soaked street I caught a glimpse of place scarred by change... Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 One day I found myself on a quiet side street in an industrial park in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge. I was lost. My feet ached from walking. I was cold and wet from rain and snow and feeling more than a little out of place. My growing anxiety was placated only by the rich texture of a story unfolding around me. Looking down at the rain soaked street I caught a glimpse of place scarred by change... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2792/ Artists, pastors, and theologians offer advice for church art patronage. Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Artists, pastors, and theologians offer advice for church art patronage. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2753/ Graphite, paper, wood, paint and resin 13" x 13" (3" deep) 2011 This piece is part of a series that responds to repentance, and subsequently, healing. Seeking forgiveness can be a difficult process, especially when reopening deep wounds from the past in hopes of purification and healing. I come to these in light of the pain that I cause, or have caused, whether in knowledge or in ignorance, when my... Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Graphite, paper, wood, paint and resin 13" x 13" (3" deep) 2011 This piece is part of a series that responds to repentance, and subsequently, healing. Seeking forgiveness can be a difficult process, especially when reopening deep wounds from the past in hopes of purification and healing. I come to these in light of the pain that I cause, or have caused, whether in knowledge or in ignorance, when my... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2778/ There is no such thing as disciplining one corner of a life. There are only disciplined or undisciplined lives. Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 There is no such thing as disciplining one corner of a life. There are only disciplined or undisciplined lives. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2780/ The contemporary obsession with "street style"—as embodied in blogs such as The Sartorialist and Garance Dore—reveals not just a changing perception of clothing, but also a shift in the way we see ourselves and the purpose of public places. Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The contemporary obsession with "street style"—as embodied in blogs such as The Sartorialist and Garance Dore—reveals not just a changing perception of clothing, but also a shift in the way we see ourselves and the purpose of public places.