Luminous: Conversations On Sacred Arts Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:21:41 -0400 https://luminous.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Luminous: Conversations On Sacred Arts yes 947776cd-dc96-51ca-9ab2-1afb38beeddf Institute of Sacred Arts episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Institute of Sacred Arts https://storage.buzzsprout.com/am6hh6zg3pnzpf0e4hbwk8l2sx6q?.jpg Luminous: Conversations On Sacred Arts Nik Bärtsch: Energy, Flow, and Holy Commitment Nik Bärtsch: Energy, Flow, and Holy Commitment There’s nothing quite like the music of Nik Bärtsch: its flow, energy, dynamism bring the listener in deeply. In this conversation we explore the sensibilities, intuitions, and thoughtfully developed ideas emanating from Nik’s heart and mind, for a unique and special episode of Luminous.

]]> There’s nothing quite like the music of Nik Bärtsch: its flow, energy, dynamism bring the listener in deeply. In this conversation we explore the sensibilities, intuitions, and thoughtfully developed ideas emanating from Nik’s heart and mind, for a unique and special episode of Luminous.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-19331992 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400 3829 full false Philip E. Baker: The Life of an Organist Philip E. Baker: The Life of an Organist Reflecting on a life well lived, and on music beautifully played, celebrated organ master Phil Baker contributes profound observations on music and the sacred.

]]> Reflecting on a life well lived, and on music beautifully played, celebrated organ master Phil Baker contributes profound observations on music and the sacred.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-18578892 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500 3437 full false Ralph Sidway: Evoking Stillness Ralph Sidway: Evoking Stillness A master photographer, Ralph Sidway also thinks and speaks articulately about the art of photography, and the beauty of putting the camera aside and simply seeing.

]]> A master photographer, Ralph Sidway also thinks and speaks articulately about the art of photography, and the beauty of putting the camera aside and simply seeing.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-18331319 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0500 3567 full false Bruce Herman / Makoto Fujimura: 1+1=1 Bruce Herman / Makoto Fujimura: 1+1=1 The symbiotic chemistry of two visionary artists is both creative and personal. This comes across palpably in our three-way conversation—a particular joy.

]]> The symbiotic chemistry of two visionary artists is both creative and personal. This comes across palpably in our three-way conversation—a particular joy.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-18018729 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400 3830 full false George Kordis: The Journey of a Master Iconographer George Kordis: The Journey of a Master Iconographer George Kordis is a world-renowned iconographer. His work can be found in churches, museums, and sacred spaces throughout the world. He's also a theologian and a teacher, someone who has really thought through his work. He's uniquely able to communicate his holistic sense of art, culture, and theology. Kordis's first conversation with Luminous, "Art in Secular Culture," revolved around theory and related subjects. This second conversation takes a different direction, one that sheds light on his own journey with the sacred arts.

]]> George Kordis is a world-renowned iconographer. His work can be found in churches, museums, and sacred spaces throughout the world. He's also a theologian and a teacher, someone who has really thought through his work. He's uniquely able to communicate his holistic sense of art, culture, and theology. Kordis's first conversation with Luminous, "Art in Secular Culture," revolved around theory and related subjects. This second conversation takes a different direction, one that sheds light on his own journey with the sacred arts.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-17772948 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400 3655 full false Helena Tulve: Channeling Creation Helena Tulve: Channeling Creation It’s rare that one encounters a soul so vastly creative, and so clearly attuned to the things-that-are. Helena Tulve’s diverse compositional oeuvre finds its common thread in that attunement. She expresses herself with warmth and with precision. Our conversation begins on the subject of the Jesus Prayer and takes right off from there. 

]]> It’s rare that one encounters a soul so vastly creative, and so clearly attuned to the things-that-are. Helena Tulve’s diverse compositional oeuvre finds its common thread in that attunement. She expresses herself with warmth and with precision. Our conversation begins on the subject of the Jesus Prayer and takes right off from there. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-16149250 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0500 4992 full false Kim Haines-Eitzen: Desert Sounds, Desert Silence Kim Haines-Eitzen: Desert Sounds, Desert Silence  Kim Haines-Eitzen adds to a rich body of work with her most recent book, an exploration of the desert soundscapes that may have shaped the lives and writings of the ancient desert ascetics. We talk about this, and more, in a conversation I recorded from my forest hideaway in Estonia. 

]]>  Kim Haines-Eitzen adds to a rich body of work with her most recent book, an exploration of the desert soundscapes that may have shaped the lives and writings of the ancient desert ascetics. We talk about this, and more, in a conversation I recorded from my forest hideaway in Estonia. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-15742029 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400 3882 full false George Kordis: Art in Church and Secular Culture George Kordis: Art in Church and Secular Culture In his art and in his thought, George Kordis articulates his ideas with breathtaking clarity. And he is one of the world’s great living iconographers. Enjoy this conversation, recorded in front of a live audience at St. Vladimir’s Seminary.

]]> In his art and in his thought, George Kordis articulates his ideas with breathtaking clarity. And he is one of the world’s great living iconographers. Enjoy this conversation, recorded in front of a live audience at St. Vladimir’s Seminary.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-15461853 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400 3887 61 full false Mona Arshi: Poetry and Defamiliarization Mona Arshi: Poetry and Defamiliarization Mona Arshi brings all of herself to her poetry: her background as a human rights lawyer, a family lineage deeply embedded in the poetic, and a keen observation of the world—with a commitment to recognize and subvert patterns within that observation. All this makes her a very special interlocutor on her artistic medium. 

]]> Mona Arshi brings all of herself to her poetry: her background as a human rights lawyer, a family lineage deeply embedded in the poetic, and a keen observation of the world—with a commitment to recognize and subvert patterns within that observation. All this makes her a very special interlocutor on her artistic medium. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-14738274 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:00:00 -0400 3577 full false Aidan Hart: Creation is a Poem of Love Aidan Hart: Creation is a Poem of Love  Aidan Hart works in multiple media—painting, sculpture, carving, mosaics—to create liturgical art of stunning beauty. As an author and speaker, he also reflects deeply on the nature of the sacred arts, stemming from a profoundly theological vision of creation. Our Luminous conversation, recorded in his studio in Shropshire, visits all these places. 

]]>  Aidan Hart works in multiple media—painting, sculpture, carving, mosaics—to create liturgical art of stunning beauty. As an author and speaker, he also reflects deeply on the nature of the sacred arts, stemming from a profoundly theological vision of creation. Our Luminous conversation, recorded in his studio in Shropshire, visits all these places. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-14546818 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0500 3791 full false A Tribute to Ivan Moody A Tribute to Ivan Moody This special episode of Luminous is a tribute to Fr Ivan Moody—composer, scholar, musicologist, conductor, who impacted so many people and constituencies with his musicality, erudition, warmth, and infectious joy. With guests Alexander Lingas, Peter Phillips, Ivana Medic, Svetlana Poliakova, and Maria Takala-Roszczenko.




]]> This special episode of Luminous is a tribute to Fr Ivan Moody—composer, scholar, musicologist, conductor, who impacted so many people and constituencies with his musicality, erudition, warmth, and infectious joy. With guests Alexander Lingas, Peter Phillips, Ivana Medic, Svetlana Poliakova, and Maria Takala-Roszczenko.




]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-14422696 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0500 4358 full false Vesper Stamper: Into Sharp Relief Vesper Stamper: Into Sharp Relief  Vesper Stamper writes books for some of the most discerning and important audiences: young adults. And others, but it’s this audience that informs much of our conversation. Her illustrations are as clear and articulate as her writing, and together we are swept up into a narrative of history that means everything. 

]]>  Vesper Stamper writes books for some of the most discerning and important audiences: young adults. And others, but it’s this audience that informs much of our conversation. Her illustrations are as clear and articulate as her writing, and together we are swept up into a narrative of history that means everything. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-14247231 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500 3786 full false Nicholas Samaras: Attentiveness and the Sacred Nicholas Samaras: Attentiveness and the Sacred This conversation with award-winning poet Nicholas Samaras is a reminder of what life can be like when we listen, pay attention, and hear the musical lyricism of the world. This is at the heart of poetry, and his in particular.

]]> This conversation with award-winning poet Nicholas Samaras is a reminder of what life can be like when we listen, pay attention, and hear the musical lyricism of the world. This is at the heart of poetry, and his in particular.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-12995460 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0400 3194 full false STUDYING THE SACRED ARTS STUDYING THE SACRED ARTS On this special episode of Luminous, our host talks with two students in the MA Program at the Institute of Sacred Arts. This is an opportunity to meet two exceptional people, and to hear about the work and ethos of our Institute!

]]> On this special episode of Luminous, our host talks with two students in the MA Program at the Institute of Sacred Arts. This is an opportunity to meet two exceptional people, and to hear about the work and ethos of our Institute!

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-12921404 Thu, 25 May 2023 15:00:00 -0400 2850 full false Jennifer Awes Freeman: Gleaning the Message of the Arts Jennifer Awes Freeman: Gleaning the Message of the Arts Apart from our enjoying the arts, even being spiritually uplifted by them, the sacred arts are carrying a message, even a “teaching” that we can attune ourselves to receive. Today’s guest is herself attuned to this, among other dimensions of the arts, which she teaches, writes about, and practices herself.

]]> Apart from our enjoying the arts, even being spiritually uplifted by them, the sacred arts are carrying a message, even a “teaching” that we can attune ourselves to receive. Today’s guest is herself attuned to this, among other dimensions of the arts, which she teaches, writes about, and practices herself.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-12732360 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:00:00 -0400 3792 full false Alexander Lingas: Cosmic Music Alexander Lingas: Cosmic Music  One of the leading lights of sacred choral music in the world today, Alexander Lingas has so much to offer in a conversation about music from many times and places, East and West, and its unique power in conveying the sacred. 

]]>  One of the leading lights of sacred choral music in the world today, Alexander Lingas has so much to offer in a conversation about music from many times and places, East and West, and its unique power in conveying the sacred. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-12549692 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400 3762 full false Timothy Patitsas: Beauty Heals Timothy Patitsas: Beauty Heals  "What does Tim Patitsas mean by his refrain of “beauty first?” That’s one question that made me want to talk with him. We go there. And many other places. As one does, with a thinking, reflective person who has listened to people of wisdom from within and outside the traditional fold." 

]]>  "What does Tim Patitsas mean by his refrain of “beauty first?” That’s one question that made me want to talk with him. We go there. And many other places. As one does, with a thinking, reflective person who has listened to people of wisdom from within and outside the traditional fold." 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-12408626 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0500 3840 full false Fr Maximos Constas: Revelation as Concealment Fr Maximos Constas: Revelation as Concealment Fr Maximos is Professor of Patristics and Orthodox Spirituality. A summa cum laude graduate of Holy Cross (1987), he completed his PhD in Patristics and Historical Theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. (1993), after which he taught at Hellenic College and Holy Cross (1993-1998). In the fall of 1998, he was invited to join the faculty of Harvard Divinity School, where he was Professor of Patristics and Orthodox Theology from 1998-2004. Responding to a life-long calling to the monastic life, he resigned his position at Harvard and was tonsured a great-schema monk at the Holy Monastery of Simonopetra, where he lived from 2004-2011. He was subsequently invited by Archbishop Demetrios to return to Holy Cross, where he has been an outstanding teacher, rigorous academic mentor, and prolific scholar. His publications include five books, more than fifty articles (many of them of monograph-length), and a dozen translated volumes. His current research project is a first-ever critical edition and English translation of the Life of the Virgin by the tenth-century Byzantine writer John Geometres.

Fr. Maximos teaches courses on the theology of the Church Fathers, including St Basil the Great, St Gregory the Theologian, St Dionysius the Areopagite, St Symeon the New Theologian, and especially St Maximos the Confessor, on whom he is an internationally recognized specialist. His research interests focus on the Patristic and Byzantine interpretation of Scripture, the Philokalia and Orthodox spirituality, the study of Byzantine manuscripts, and the theological study of Byzantine art, icons, and iconography. Fr Maximos’ interest in the arts began with a program of study at the School of Visual Arts in New York City (1979-1980), and he currently works as a consultant for American filmmaker Terrence Malick, including work on Malick’s most recent film, A Hidden Life, which is based on the real-life story of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian conscientious objector during World War II, who was sentenced to death and executed. He was later declared a martyr and beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.

Fr Maximos has twice held fellowships at Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University’s Center for Byzantine Studies in Washington, D.C. (1992-1993, 2000-2002); he was the Inaugural James Rubin Visiting Professor of Patristic and Byzantine Studies at Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1991-1992); and a Visiting Professor of Patristics and Byzantine Literature and Consultant to the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (UCLA, Irvine, 2001). In 2003, he was invited to teach Orthodox Theology at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris; and in 2016, he served as a Visiting Professor of Byzantine Literature at Harvard University’s Department of the Classics (2016). He is a member of numerous international theological societies, and serves on multiple editorial boards, including Analogia: A Journal of Theological Dialogue; and Harvard University’s prestigious Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library series.

]]> Fr Maximos is Professor of Patristics and Orthodox Spirituality. A summa cum laude graduate of Holy Cross (1987), he completed his PhD in Patristics and Historical Theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. (1993), after which he taught at Hellenic College and Holy Cross (1993-1998). In the fall of 1998, he was invited to join the faculty of Harvard Divinity School, where he was Professor of Patristics and Orthodox Theology from 1998-2004. Responding to a life-long calling to the monastic life, he resigned his position at Harvard and was tonsured a great-schema monk at the Holy Monastery of Simonopetra, where he lived from 2004-2011. He was subsequently invited by Archbishop Demetrios to return to Holy Cross, where he has been an outstanding teacher, rigorous academic mentor, and prolific scholar. His publications include five books, more than fifty articles (many of them of monograph-length), and a dozen translated volumes. His current research project is a first-ever critical edition and English translation of the Life of the Virgin by the tenth-century Byzantine writer John Geometres.

Fr. Maximos teaches courses on the theology of the Church Fathers, including St Basil the Great, St Gregory the Theologian, St Dionysius the Areopagite, St Symeon the New Theologian, and especially St Maximos the Confessor, on whom he is an internationally recognized specialist. His research interests focus on the Patristic and Byzantine interpretation of Scripture, the Philokalia and Orthodox spirituality, the study of Byzantine manuscripts, and the theological study of Byzantine art, icons, and iconography. Fr Maximos’ interest in the arts began with a program of study at the School of Visual Arts in New York City (1979-1980), and he currently works as a consultant for American filmmaker Terrence Malick, including work on Malick’s most recent film, A Hidden Life, which is based on the real-life story of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian conscientious objector during World War II, who was sentenced to death and executed. He was later declared a martyr and beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.

Fr Maximos has twice held fellowships at Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University’s Center for Byzantine Studies in Washington, D.C. (1992-1993, 2000-2002); he was the Inaugural James Rubin Visiting Professor of Patristic and Byzantine Studies at Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1991-1992); and a Visiting Professor of Patristics and Byzantine Literature and Consultant to the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (UCLA, Irvine, 2001). In 2003, he was invited to teach Orthodox Theology at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris; and in 2016, he served as a Visiting Professor of Byzantine Literature at Harvard University’s Department of the Classics (2016). He is a member of numerous international theological societies, and serves on multiple editorial boards, including Analogia: A Journal of Theological Dialogue; and Harvard University’s prestigious Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library series.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-12269197 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0500 4090 full false Mother Katherine Weston: Healing Arts Mother Katherine Weston: Healing Arts  Nun Katherine Weston, an Orthodox Christian monastic, is a pastoral counselor and trauma specialist in private practice. For some 15 years, she has been addressing topics central to the basic human experience, integrating an Orthodox Christian worldview with perspectives from current psychotherapies. In addition to racial identities, topics have included loneliness, shame, anger, anxiety, attachment dynamics, and racial reconciliation. 

]]>  Nun Katherine Weston, an Orthodox Christian monastic, is a pastoral counselor and trauma specialist in private practice. For some 15 years, she has been addressing topics central to the basic human experience, integrating an Orthodox Christian worldview with perspectives from current psychotherapies. In addition to racial identities, topics have included loneliness, shame, anger, anxiety, attachment dynamics, and racial reconciliation. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-12170970 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0500 3440 full false Matt Hinton: Sacred Harp, Sacred Arts Matt Hinton: Sacred Harp, Sacred Arts  Matt Hinton, documentary filmmaker, rock guitarist, and burrito legend — for all these contributions, each so excellent, the world is a better place with him in it. Join us in our conversation about art, sacredness, and his films. 

]]>  Matt Hinton, documentary filmmaker, rock guitarist, and burrito legend — for all these contributions, each so excellent, the world is a better place with him in it. Join us in our conversation about art, sacredness, and his films. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-12086731 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:00:00 -0500 3595 full false Victoria Emily Jones: Art & Theology Victoria Emily Jones: Art & Theology Victoria Emily Jones graduated from UNC–Chapel Hill in 2010 with a BA in journalism and English literature and a minor in music, and she has done some postgraduate coursework in worship and the arts at Regent College in Vancouver. Now she works as an editorial freelancer and pursues independent research on Christianity and the arts, with a special interest in visual art that engages with biblical narratives, especially from the twentieth century onward and/or from non-Western cultures. 

Victoria serves on the board of the Eliot Society, an Annapolis-based nonprofit that promotes spiritual formation through the arts, and as curator for The Daily Prayer Project, which publishes cross-cultural liturgies, music, and art for the Christian year. She is a member of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) and a contributor to the Visual Commentary on Scripture. From 2015 to 2022 she served as assistant editor of ArtWay, a Netherlands-based web publication that encourages Christian engagement with historical and contemporary art; she continues to write “visual meditations” for the site (see list below).

Based on the work she had done through her blog The Jesus Question (the precursor to Art & Theology), Victoria was selected in 2016 to participate with a small group of scholars and artists in the two-week Calvin College seminar “Bodies of Christ: Visualizing Jesus Then and Now,” led by Ed Blum, coauthor of The Color of Christ. Racialized representations of Christ remains one of her ongoing topics of inquiry.

Victoria also leads the Art and Theology blog (https://artandtheology.org/) and is active on social media (Instagram) at: @art_and_theology

]]> Victoria Emily Jones graduated from UNC–Chapel Hill in 2010 with a BA in journalism and English literature and a minor in music, and she has done some postgraduate coursework in worship and the arts at Regent College in Vancouver. Now she works as an editorial freelancer and pursues independent research on Christianity and the arts, with a special interest in visual art that engages with biblical narratives, especially from the twentieth century onward and/or from non-Western cultures. 

Victoria serves on the board of the Eliot Society, an Annapolis-based nonprofit that promotes spiritual formation through the arts, and as curator for The Daily Prayer Project, which publishes cross-cultural liturgies, music, and art for the Christian year. She is a member of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) and a contributor to the Visual Commentary on Scripture. From 2015 to 2022 she served as assistant editor of ArtWay, a Netherlands-based web publication that encourages Christian engagement with historical and contemporary art; she continues to write “visual meditations” for the site (see list below).

Based on the work she had done through her blog The Jesus Question (the precursor to Art & Theology), Victoria was selected in 2016 to participate with a small group of scholars and artists in the two-week Calvin College seminar “Bodies of Christ: Visualizing Jesus Then and Now,” led by Ed Blum, coauthor of The Color of Christ. Racialized representations of Christ remains one of her ongoing topics of inquiry.

Victoria also leads the Art and Theology blog (https://artandtheology.org/) and is active on social media (Instagram) at: @art_and_theology

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-11953385 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500 3131 full false A LUMINOUS CHRISTMAS A LUMINOUS CHRISTMAS  On this special episode of Luminous, our previous guests suggested for us their chosen musical selections that evoke the sacredness of the season. The result is a beautiful and diverse, and often surprising playlist of Christmas music. Our gift to you. 

]]>  On this special episode of Luminous, our previous guests suggested for us their chosen musical selections that evoke the sacredness of the season. The result is a beautiful and diverse, and often surprising playlist of Christmas music. Our gift to you. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-11897725 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500 5095 full false Andrew Gould: The Architecture of Heaven Andrew Gould: The Architecture of Heaven Andrew Gould’s designs for churches and other buildings, as well as for furnishings within churches, are exquisitely beautiful. But they are more than that. His vision of sacred art and architecture sets the bar very high—heavenly-high—which is exactly where he thinks it should be.

]]> Andrew Gould’s designs for churches and other buildings, as well as for furnishings within churches, are exquisitely beautiful. But they are more than that. His vision of sacred art and architecture sets the bar very high—heavenly-high—which is exactly where he thinks it should be.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-11797491 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0500 3896 full false Bruce Herman: Body, Beauty, Brokenness Bruce Herman: Body, Beauty, Brokenness  A world-renowned artist and great pedagogue, Bruce Herman speaks eloquently about what art is and what it means to him, notably at this time in his life: newly retired, and with a surprising loss of hearing. 

]]>  A world-renowned artist and great pedagogue, Bruce Herman speaks eloquently about what art is and what it means to him, notably at this time in his life: newly retired, and with a surprising loss of hearing. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-11669782 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0500 3731 full false Benedict Sheehan: Gestures of Music Benedict Sheehan: Gestures of Music Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-11580136 Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:00:00 -0400 3967 full false Owen Cyclops: Graphic Theology Owen Cyclops: Graphic Theology Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-11493744 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0400 3694 3 2 full false John Michael Talbot: Here I Am, Lord John Michael Talbot: Here I Am, Lord  A legend in the word of Christian Contemporary Music, John Michael Talbot’s songs have been the soundtrack for the spiritual life of more than a generation of the faithful. Moving increasingly into a quieter, cloistered life, he reflects with clarity, insight, and delight, on his work and on the sacred arts.


]]>  A legend in the word of Christian Contemporary Music, John Michael Talbot’s songs have been the soundtrack for the spiritual life of more than a generation of the faithful. Moving increasingly into a quieter, cloistered life, he reflects with clarity, insight, and delight, on his work and on the sacred arts.


]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-11413563 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0400 3818 3 1 full false Julian Davis Reid: Notes of Movement and Rest Julian Davis Reid: Notes of Movement and Rest Artist-theologian Julian Davis Reid has performed and spoken worldwide, and has released albums both solo and with his band, the Ju Ju Exchange. Having worked with Chance the Rapper, Jennifer Hudson, Peter CottonTale, and Derrick Hodge, he brings his music and life to the service of the Church, and of people seeking rest among the noise.



]]> Artist-theologian Julian Davis Reid has performed and spoken worldwide, and has released albums both solo and with his band, the Ju Ju Exchange. Having worked with Chance the Rapper, Jennifer Hudson, Peter CottonTale, and Derrick Hodge, he brings his music and life to the service of the Church, and of people seeking rest among the noise.



]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-10804029 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0400 3386 2 17 full false Pamela Smart: The Visceral Impact of Stillness Pamela Smart: The Visceral Impact of Stillness Pamela Smart is fascinated by how art works on us, on the totality of our selves. That means she is interested in aesthetics, anthropology, and art history. All of these come together in her studies of the Rothko Chapel, a space that has had a visceral effect on countless visitors seeking stillness.

]]> Pamela Smart is fascinated by how art works on us, on the totality of our selves. That means she is interested in aesthetics, anthropology, and art history. All of these come together in her studies of the Rothko Chapel, a space that has had a visceral effect on countless visitors seeking stillness.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-10731678 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:00:00 -0400 3633 2 16 full false Rebecca Hernandez: Indian Culture and Christian Sacred Art Rebecca Hernandez: Indian Culture and Christian Sacred Art Dr Hernandez, Mescalero and Warm Springs Apache, is involved in establishing and preserving community archives, as well consulting with museums and community nonprofits. Her experience, in her life, faith, and work, yields profound and rare insights.

]]> Dr Hernandez, Mescalero and Warm Springs Apache, is involved in establishing and preserving community archives, as well consulting with museums and community nonprofits. Her experience, in her life, faith, and work, yields profound and rare insights.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-10613754 Fri, 13 May 2022 15:00:00 -0400 3577 2 15 full false Bissera Pentcheva: Hearing and Feeling the Visual Bissera Pentcheva: Hearing and Feeling the Visual Bissera Pentcheva is one of the rare art historians who reaches across disciplines: visual art, architecture, sound. This allows her to speak all the more meaningfully about art as it is actually experienced, by human beings in totality of the sensory world. We talk about her award-winning work with the vocal ensemble Cappella Romana, as well as her recent projects that study sculpture within the play of flickering candlelight.

]]> Bissera Pentcheva is one of the rare art historians who reaches across disciplines: visual art, architecture, sound. This allows her to speak all the more meaningfully about art as it is actually experienced, by human beings in totality of the sensory world. We talk about her award-winning work with the vocal ensemble Cappella Romana, as well as her recent projects that study sculpture within the play of flickering candlelight.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-10529246 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:00:00 -0400 3725 2 14 full false Laurie Anderson: Transcending Performance Laurie Anderson: Transcending Performance Laurie Anderson is a living legend in the world of the arts. Her career, spanning from the late 1970’s right up to the present day, has resulted in a vast oeuvre of meaningful and impactful art across a wide array of media. Fascinating, brilliant, and ever attuned to the spiritual (she has been increasingly involving her Buddhism in her work) she represents the essence of what we hope for with the Luminous series: substantive but free conversation around the arts and the sacred.

]]> Laurie Anderson is a living legend in the world of the arts. Her career, spanning from the late 1970’s right up to the present day, has resulted in a vast oeuvre of meaningful and impactful art across a wide array of media. Fascinating, brilliant, and ever attuned to the spiritual (she has been increasingly involving her Buddhism in her work) she represents the essence of what we hope for with the Luminous series: substantive but free conversation around the arts and the sacred.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-10354532 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0400 3898 2 13 full false Adrienne Williams Boyarin: Literary Art & Identities of Faith Adrienne Williams Boyarin: Literary Art & Identities of Faith Adrienne Williams Boyarin writes on religious material in medieval poetry, but she’s also been at the forefront of the important conversation on bringing religion back into the study of the humanities. Her expertise in literature and her commitment to exploring Jewish Christian relationships within it, her interest in the written lives of the saints and in the relationship between religion and academia—make for Luminous conversation.

]]> Adrienne Williams Boyarin writes on religious material in medieval poetry, but she’s also been at the forefront of the important conversation on bringing religion back into the study of the humanities. Her expertise in literature and her commitment to exploring Jewish Christian relationships within it, her interest in the written lives of the saints and in the relationship between religion and academia—make for Luminous conversation.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-10267862 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0400 3839 2 12 full false Mark Shapiro: Life Carries the Day Mark Shapiro: Life Carries the Day Mark Shapiro is a major figure in the New York classical music scene, as music director of Cantori New York as well as several other award-winning ensembles—all of which extend his impact to the national and global scale. Apart from the precision of his work, he is known for his thoughtful and trailblazing programs, his repertoire drawing on sometimes hidden gems of great beauty. Add to this his fluency in a wide diversity of topics and interests.

]]> Mark Shapiro is a major figure in the New York classical music scene, as music director of Cantori New York as well as several other award-winning ensembles—all of which extend his impact to the national and global scale. Apart from the precision of his work, he is known for his thoughtful and trailblazing programs, his repertoire drawing on sometimes hidden gems of great beauty. Add to this his fluency in a wide diversity of topics and interests.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-10129320 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500 3701 2 11 full false Bozeman Brothers: Do Parallel Lines Touch? Bozeman Brothers: Do Parallel Lines Touch? Jamey and Lee Bozeman formed the new wave band Luxury decades before they became Fr. James and Fr. David, Orthodox Christian priests. The band’s journey is told in a must-see documentary, but this conversation teases out some of its implied themes of art and the sacred: how they navigate life in the studio and the concert venue—and at the altar.

]]> Jamey and Lee Bozeman formed the new wave band Luxury decades before they became Fr. James and Fr. David, Orthodox Christian priests. The band’s journey is told in a must-see documentary, but this conversation teases out some of its implied themes of art and the sacred: how they navigate life in the studio and the concert venue—and at the altar.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-10049587 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500 4062 2 10 full false Tõnu Kõrvits: Elegies to the Ethereal Tõnu Kõrvits: Elegies to the Ethereal Tõnu Kõrvits has for some decades been a rising star among Estonian composers—one can now say that the star is decisively risen, and shines with the ethereal light of his lush and compelling work. Another episode recorded in the field—this time in the heart of Tallinn, Estonia.

]]> Tõnu Kõrvits has for some decades been a rising star among Estonian composers—one can now say that the star is decisively risen, and shines with the ethereal light of his lush and compelling work. Another episode recorded in the field—this time in the heart of Tallinn, Estonia.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9968959 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500 3477 2 9 full false Kaupo Kikkas: The Luminous Image Kaupo Kikkas: The Luminous Image Kaupo Kikkas is one of the most compelling photographers working today. Centering on portrait as well as fine art photography, with predilections for the American Southwest, the Amazon rain forest, and Lapland, as well as for musicians and their instruments. He is deeply reflective, and highly articulate about his craft and his vision.

]]> Kaupo Kikkas is one of the most compelling photographers working today. Centering on portrait as well as fine art photography, with predilections for the American Southwest, the Amazon rain forest, and Lapland, as well as for musicians and their instruments. He is deeply reflective, and highly articulate about his craft and his vision.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9881928 Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0500 3080 2 8 full false David Bentley Hart: The Beauty of the Infinite David Bentley Hart: The Beauty of the Infinite David Bentley Hart began his storied career as theologian and public intellectual with a book called The Beauty of the Infinite, a game-changing and definitive foray into theological aesthetics. His most recent little masterpiece is Roland in Moonlight, a reverie about his philosophical mentor, who also happens to be his dog Roland. We have a lot to talk about.

]]> David Bentley Hart began his storied career as theologian and public intellectual with a book called The Beauty of the Infinite, a game-changing and definitive foray into theological aesthetics. His most recent little masterpiece is Roland in Moonlight, a reverie about his philosophical mentor, who also happens to be his dog Roland. We have a lot to talk about.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9809983 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0500 3834 2 8 full false Frank Wilczek: The Physics of Beauty Frank Wilczek: The Physics of Beauty When a Nobel Prize-winning physicist begins to speak of the universe as “a work of art,” don’t we want to ask him whether the universe itself could be numbered among the sacred arts? And whether he thinks there might be an Artist? Frank Wilczek is brilliant and engaging, with a talent (and commitment) to making complex concepts understandable for the rest of us.

]]> When a Nobel Prize-winning physicist begins to speak of the universe as “a work of art,” don’t we want to ask him whether the universe itself could be numbered among the sacred arts? And whether he thinks there might be an Artist? Frank Wilczek is brilliant and engaging, with a talent (and commitment) to making complex concepts understandable for the rest of us.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9727587 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:00:00 -0500 3797 2 7 full false Susan Ashbrook Harvey: The Olfactory Imagination Susan Ashbrook Harvey: The Olfactory Imagination Susan Ashbrook Harvey is one of the foremost scholars in her field of Late Antiquity (with a focus on Syriac Christianity). Two of her particular areas of interest and expertise make her an especially fascinating guest on Luminous. One is her study of fragrance (her book Scenting Salvation: Ancient Christianity and the Olfactory Imagination is a classic), and the other is women’s voices in Syriac liturgical singing.



]]> Susan Ashbrook Harvey is one of the foremost scholars in her field of Late Antiquity (with a focus on Syriac Christianity). Two of her particular areas of interest and expertise make her an especially fascinating guest on Luminous. One is her study of fragrance (her book Scenting Salvation: Ancient Christianity and the Olfactory Imagination is a classic), and the other is women’s voices in Syriac liturgical singing.



]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9656509 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500 3649 2 6 full false Ivan Moody: Music In and Out of Liturgy Ivan Moody: Music In and Out of Liturgy Fr Ivan Moody is a world-renowned composer, conductor, scholar, author. His music often draws on ancient chant traditions and then takes off into new directions, at once consonant with the past and building on it into timelessness. Listen to this conversation among deeply informed friends.

]]> Fr Ivan Moody is a world-renowned composer, conductor, scholar, author. His music often draws on ancient chant traditions and then takes off into new directions, at once consonant with the past and building on it into timelessness. Listen to this conversation among deeply informed friends.

]]> Buzzsprout-9571906 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0500 3513 2 5 full false Tobi Kahn: Shrines of Intention Tobi Kahn: Shrines of Intention Tobi Kahn is a painter and sculptor whose work has been shown in over forty solo exhibitions and over sixty museum and group shows. For twenty-five years, Kahn has been making miniature sacred spaces he calls "shrines." Steadfast in the pursuit of his distinct vision and persistent in his commitment to the redemptive possibilities of art, Kahn has explored the correspondence between the intimate and monumental in paint, stone, and bronze.

]]> Tobi Kahn is a painter and sculptor whose work has been shown in over forty solo exhibitions and over sixty museum and group shows. For twenty-five years, Kahn has been making miniature sacred spaces he calls "shrines." Steadfast in the pursuit of his distinct vision and persistent in his commitment to the redemptive possibilities of art, Kahn has explored the correspondence between the intimate and monumental in paint, stone, and bronze.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9449791 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0400 3750 2 4 full false Haig Utidjian: Dancing Voices, Singing Bodies Haig Utidjian: Dancing Voices, Singing Bodies Dn Haig Utidjian is one of the foremost figures in the world of Armenian musicology, as well as in several other fields including Czech composers. A gifted and much-sought-after conductor, an educator, a scholar/author, he is a delight to talk with on many aspects of sacred arts.

]]> Dn Haig Utidjian is one of the foremost figures in the world of Armenian musicology, as well as in several other fields including Czech composers. A gifted and much-sought-after conductor, an educator, a scholar/author, he is a delight to talk with on many aspects of sacred arts.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9369217 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400 3719 2 3 full false Paul Barnes: In the Keys of Chant Paul Barnes: In the Keys of Chant Paul Barnes is a force of nature. His music, and his insights about music, pour out of him, with beauty. His longtime collaboration with Phillip Glass has left an indelible mark on both of them. Our conversation on Luminous is full of that ebullient energy. 

]]> Paul Barnes is a force of nature. His music, and his insights about music, pour out of him, with beauty. His longtime collaboration with Phillip Glass has left an indelible mark on both of them. Our conversation on Luminous is full of that ebullient energy. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9287248 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -0400 3295 2 2 full false Rowan Williams: The Holy Arts and Holy Folly Rowan Williams: The Holy Arts and Holy Folly A conversation with one of today’s most brilliant and creative minds on creativity and holiness, through icons, poetry, fiction, monasticism, and so much more. 

]]> A conversation with one of today’s most brilliant and creative minds on creativity and holiness, through icons, poetry, fiction, monasticism, and so much more. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9207230 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0400 3174 2 1 full false Robert Saler: Everything in its Right Place Robert Saler: Everything in its Right Place Rob Saler, an exciting and highly attuned theologian and culture maven, talks with Peter about the ways in which culture and theology learn from each other. Inevitably they focus on his favorite band—Radiohead, on whom Saler has authored a recent book.

]]> Rob Saler, an exciting and highly attuned theologian and culture maven, talks with Peter about the ways in which culture and theology learn from each other. Inevitably they focus on his favorite band—Radiohead, on whom Saler has authored a recent book.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9131123 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0400 3936 1 21 full false Christina Maranci: The Architectonics of History Christina Maranci: The Architectonics of History Christina Maranci is one of the world’s foremost scholars of Armenian sacred art. She has played an inestimable role in the display and understanding of the arts of the Armenian Church—which dates back to the fourth century. She and Peter discuss the sacred arts, how these can properly be displayed in a museum, how churches become consecrated, and a host of other great things.

]]> Christina Maranci is one of the world’s foremost scholars of Armenian sacred art. She has played an inestimable role in the display and understanding of the arts of the Armenian Church—which dates back to the fourth century. She and Peter discuss the sacred arts, how these can properly be displayed in a museum, how churches become consecrated, and a host of other great things.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9091119 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0400 3102 1 20 full false Gavin Bryars: Making Music Other Gavin Bryars: Making Music Other Gavin Bryars is one of the leading experimental composers of his generation. Among his diverse and prodigious repertoire, his best known work remains the process composition Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet, a stirring work of cumulative power. We talk about this and all his work, and whether the word “spiritual” may be applicable.

]]> Gavin Bryars is one of the leading experimental composers of his generation. Among his diverse and prodigious repertoire, his best known work remains the process composition Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet, a stirring work of cumulative power. We talk about this and all his work, and whether the word “spiritual” may be applicable.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-9024363 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0400 3916 1 19 full false Gary Vikan: The Curation of Sacred Art Gary Vikan: The Curation of Sacred Art Gary Vikan is one of the most renowned figures among art historians as well as in the world of museum curation. His bold, exciting, but also sensitively conceived exhibits of Byzantine art are among his great achievements during his storied tenure at the Walters Museum. He’s also a great friend of our work at the Institute of Sacred Arts.

]]> Gary Vikan is one of the most renowned figures among art historians as well as in the world of museum curation. His bold, exciting, but also sensitively conceived exhibits of Byzantine art are among his great achievements during his storied tenure at the Walters Museum. He’s also a great friend of our work at the Institute of Sacred Arts.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8911084 Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400 3696 1 18 full false Savas of Pittsburgh: Reflecting on the Great American Bard Savas of Pittsburgh: Reflecting on the Great American Bard Metropolitan Savas, one of the most culturally and intellectually engaged and curious people I know, talks with me about finding the sacred within the arts—especially in the oeuvre of Bob Dylan.

]]> Metropolitan Savas, one of the most culturally and intellectually engaged and curious people I know, talks with me about finding the sacred within the arts—especially in the oeuvre of Bob Dylan.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8833617 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:00:00 -0400 3692 1 17 full false Lisa DeBoer: Visual Arts in the Worshiping Church Lisa DeBoer: Visual Arts in the Worshiping Church Lisa DeBoer is an art historian, who since 1999 has been teaching at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. She is the author of The Visual Arts in the Worshiping Church — something sending us into far-reaching conversations about the use of the arts in different denominations.

]]> Lisa DeBoer is an art historian, who since 1999 has been teaching at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. She is the author of The Visual Arts in the Worshiping Church — something sending us into far-reaching conversations about the use of the arts in different denominations.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8760417 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:00:00 -0400 3880 1 16 full false Scott Cairns: The Poetic Potential Scott Cairns: The Poetic Potential Scott Cairns—poet, educator, and just a supremely wise dude, talks with Peter about how poetry works. But also about how the poetic can function throughout spoken and written communication.

]]> Scott Cairns—poet, educator, and just a supremely wise dude, talks with Peter about how poetry works. But also about how the poetic can function throughout spoken and written communication.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8719024 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0400 3687 1 15 full false James Jordan: The Musician's Spirit James Jordan: The Musician's Spirit One of the most influential, innovative, and inspired choral conductors and educators in the world, James Jordan has so much to tell us about the sacred relationship between conductor and singer, and more than that: about the human being with the other.

]]> One of the most influential, innovative, and inspired choral conductors and educators in the world, James Jordan has so much to tell us about the sacred relationship between conductor and singer, and more than that: about the human being with the other.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8679364 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:00:00 -0400 3888 1 14 full false Shawn "Thunder" Wallace: Amazing Grace in Every Place Shawn "Thunder" Wallace: Amazing Grace in Every Place Shawn Wallace is many things—a master of the jazz idiom, a pedagogue, a social commentator, and a man of deep faith. Finding himself an Orthodox Christian, he has brought the rich and beautiful musical legacy of black gospel music with him, showing us all how big the tent can be. We talk about that project, and learn much about his origin story—including the origin of “Thunder.”

]]> Shawn Wallace is many things—a master of the jazz idiom, a pedagogue, a social commentator, and a man of deep faith. Finding himself an Orthodox Christian, he has brought the rich and beautiful musical legacy of black gospel music with him, showing us all how big the tent can be. We talk about that project, and learn much about his origin story—including the origin of “Thunder.”

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8637540 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0400 4225 1 13 full false Richard Viladesau: Aesthetics and the Art of Knowing Richard Viladesau: Aesthetics and the Art of Knowing Richard Viladesau is one of the masters of the field of theological aesthetics. His work has centered on philosophical theology, in particular the question of how we know God — and really how we know anything. He is interested too in the concept of revelation, both in Christian and non-Christian traditions. In recent years he has become known primarily for his contributions to the field of aesthetics, theoretical and historical. He has been on the faculty of Fordham University since 1988, and is author of numerous important books, including a monumental five-volume series with Oxford University Press, on how the passion of Christ is depicted in the arts.  Our conversation goes many fascinating places, including a broad expansion of what “aesthetics” actually is. 

]]> Richard Viladesau is one of the masters of the field of theological aesthetics. His work has centered on philosophical theology, in particular the question of how we know God — and really how we know anything. He is interested too in the concept of revelation, both in Christian and non-Christian traditions. In recent years he has become known primarily for his contributions to the field of aesthetics, theoretical and historical. He has been on the faculty of Fordham University since 1988, and is author of numerous important books, including a monumental five-volume series with Oxford University Press, on how the passion of Christ is depicted in the arts.  Our conversation goes many fascinating places, including a broad expansion of what “aesthetics” actually is. 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8599535 Thu, 27 May 2021 12:00:00 -0400 3639 1 12 full false Let my prayer arise! Music in the Experience of African American Orthodox Christians Let my prayer arise! Music in the Experience of African American Orthodox Christians On a special episode of Luminous, we feature a six-way discussion on the experience of African American Orthodox Christians and the encounter with existing musical traditions in the Orthodox Church.

Co-sponsored by the world-class vocal ensemble Cappella Romana and our own Institute of Sacred Arts, we brought together some key voices to help identify some bridges. A typical experience of Orthodox Christian liturgy will often bear stronger or weaker traces of Byzantine, Slavic, and/or Middle-Eastern church-music traditions. What happens in North America, especially for people with no particular ties to those cultures and their aesthetics? That question has been raised for more than a century for thousands of Western converts; it is raised in a particular way for an increasing number of African Americans bringing themselves and their histories to the Orthodox Church. What resonates, and why? What kind of exchange is possible? 

]]> On a special episode of Luminous, we feature a six-way discussion on the experience of African American Orthodox Christians and the encounter with existing musical traditions in the Orthodox Church.

Co-sponsored by the world-class vocal ensemble Cappella Romana and our own Institute of Sacred Arts, we brought together some key voices to help identify some bridges. A typical experience of Orthodox Christian liturgy will often bear stronger or weaker traces of Byzantine, Slavic, and/or Middle-Eastern church-music traditions. What happens in North America, especially for people with no particular ties to those cultures and their aesthetics? That question has been raised for more than a century for thousands of Western converts; it is raised in a particular way for an increasing number of African Americans bringing themselves and their histories to the Orthodox Church. What resonates, and why? What kind of exchange is possible? 

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8557447 Thu, 20 May 2021 13:00:00 -0400 3890 1 11 full false Krista West: The Sacred Art of the Vestment Krista West: The Sacred Art of the Vestment The Sacred Art of the Vestment. Deeply gifted in the art of sewing and embroidery, also articulate in reflecting on her craft, Krista adds immeasurably to the conversation on sacred arts.

]]> The Sacred Art of the Vestment. Deeply gifted in the art of sewing and embroidery, also articulate in reflecting on her craft, Krista adds immeasurably to the conversation on sacred arts.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8514516 Thu, 13 May 2021 13:00:00 -0400 3573 1 10 full false John Patitucci: The Soul of the Bass John Patitucci: The Soul of the Bass One of the world’s greatest living bass players, and a person of deep faith, John and Peter have a lot to talk about, such as the inspiration behind John’s composed and improvised music.

]]> One of the world’s greatest living bass players, and a person of deep faith, John and Peter have a lot to talk about, such as the inspiration behind John’s composed and improvised music.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8471063 Thu, 06 May 2021 15:00:00 -0400 3739 1 9 full false Grant White: Liturgy and the Finnish Forest Grant White: Liturgy and the Finnish Forest Peter and Grant talk about enchantment (and disenchantment), how to listen, learn from the religiously uncommitted. Oh yes and bricolage.

]]> Peter and Grant talk about enchantment (and disenchantment), how to listen, learn from the religiously uncommitted. Oh yes and bricolage.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8386665 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0400 3959 1 8 full false Jeremy Begbie: A “Thicker” Understanding of Beauty Jeremy Begbie: A “Thicker” Understanding of Beauty Jeremy Begbie is one of the most incisive commentators on the relationship between arts and theology. We visit many fascinating destinations in this episode of Luminous.

]]> Jeremy Begbie is one of the most incisive commentators on the relationship between arts and theology. We visit many fascinating destinations in this episode of Luminous.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8340701 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0400 3448 1 7 full false Jonathan Pageau: The Patterns of Tradition Jonathan Pageau: The Patterns of Tradition Pageau is an icon-carver, graphic designer, and a public commentator on sacred art and the meaning of the symbolic world. In this episode Jonathan talks about his apprenticeship in Kenya, the sacred in art, and about his video presentations and their following. His YouTube channel has over 80,000 subscribers.

]]> Pageau is an icon-carver, graphic designer, and a public commentator on sacred art and the meaning of the symbolic world. In this episode Jonathan talks about his apprenticeship in Kenya, the sacred in art, and about his video presentations and their following. His YouTube channel has over 80,000 subscribers.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8296362 Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0400 3278 1 6 full false Annemarie Weyl Carr: The Sacred, Visible and Veiled Annemarie Weyl Carr: The Sacred, Visible and Veiled One of the great scholars and teachers of art history, specializing in
iconography—especially in her beloved Cyprus—Prof. Carr talks about the
meaning of “sacred” in sacred art, and about the Institute’s vision of
“exploring the intersection of human creativity and holiness.”

]]> One of the great scholars and teachers of art history, specializing in
iconography—especially in her beloved Cyprus—Prof. Carr talks about the
meaning of “sacred” in sacred art, and about the Institute’s vision of
“exploring the intersection of human creativity and holiness.”

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8210732 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0400 3354 1 5 full false Makoto Fujimura: Silence and Spirit in Visual Art Makoto Fujimura: Silence and Spirit in Visual Art A highly celebrated visual artist, Makoto Fujimura also reflects deeply on
art, faith, and the need for cultural advocacy, through his books, most
recently (with N.T. Wright), Art and Faith: A Theology of Making. He talks
here on themes relating to his art, as well as another recent work, Silence
and Beauty—an extended reflection on the implications for art of Shusaku
Endo’s Silence.

]]> A highly celebrated visual artist, Makoto Fujimura also reflects deeply on
art, faith, and the need for cultural advocacy, through his books, most
recently (with N.T. Wright), Art and Faith: A Theology of Making. He talks
here on themes relating to his art, as well as another recent work, Silence
and Beauty—an extended reflection on the implications for art of Shusaku
Endo’s Silence.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8126270 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 23:00:00 -0500 3742 1 4 full false Margot Fassler: The Spiritual Cosmos in Music and Art Margot Fassler: The Spiritual Cosmos in Music and Art Long-time professor of Liturgy and Music History, at Yale and Notre Dame, Margot talks with Peter about her work on Hildegard of Bingen—12th-century mystic, poet, musician, theologian—and how music, text, and cosmology can all come together in a harmonious whole.

]]> Long-time professor of Liturgy and Music History, at Yale and Notre Dame, Margot talks with Peter about her work on Hildegard of Bingen—12th-century mystic, poet, musician, theologian—and how music, text, and cosmology can all come together in a harmonious whole.

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8076907 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0500 3747 1 3 full false Junius Johnson: The Experience and Idea of Beauty Junius Johnson: The Experience and Idea of Beauty Professor Junius Johnson, a musician and theologian, has written eloquently about a theology of beauty. He talks with Peter about how there’s no accounting for taste — or is there?

]]> Professor Junius Johnson, a musician and theologian, has written eloquently about a theology of beauty. He talks with Peter about how there’s no accounting for taste — or is there?

]]> Institute of Sacred Arts Buzzsprout-8030155 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:00:00 -0500 3491 1 2 full false David Rothenberg: Music in the Natural World David Rothenberg: Music in the Natural World  Musician, philosopher, professor David Rothenberg is author of Nightingales in Berlin, also the subject of a feature-length documentary. His work recording birdsong, and interacting musically with it, leads to conversations on the sacred and luminous, in human and non-human life. 

]]>  Musician, philosopher, professor David Rothenberg is author of Nightingales in Berlin, also the subject of a feature-length documentary. His work recording birdsong, and interacting musically with it, leads to conversations on the sacred and luminous, in human and non-human life. 

]]> Buzzsprout-7411888 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0500 4069 1 1 full false