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September 09, 2026
Living & Loving in the Tension of Faith
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I had an academic project where I looked at images of Jesus, specifically five evangelical Christs, and discussed how they reflect evangelical beliefs. This essay is an adaptation of that research.
Evangelicalism is not a monolithic movement, and one finds a great deal of theological diversity within the movement. It is my belief that art is not only reflective of the philosophy (in this case, theology) of the artist, but it is also reflective of the theology of those persons who are patrons of the work. It is not my purpose to argue the orthodoxy or heterodoxy of these theologies but to reflect upon how these artworks are reflective of evangelical perspectives on Christ, regardless of their theological validity.
This piece is split into five sections, reflecting on one of the five evangelical Christs in my project. These posts are less my actual research on these pieces and more simply me “talking” about these paintings and how they are reflective of the evangelical perspective. The five Jesuses are...
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For almost half a century, Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) was the premier non-profit organization. CIVA was a tremendous resource for individual artists who sought to engage the visual arts from a Christian worldview. The organization empowered the visual artist, whether a professional artist, a professor at a Christian college, or a dedicated amateur, to produce fine arts that reflected serious faith. Sadly, in 2023, CIVA ceased operation. There are currently no single national artist groups that fill the gap left by CIVA, but the organizations below are important parts of the contemporary art & faith movement....
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