Items tagged symbol

• Perfectly ugly

  An exploration of the role of symbol in Calvin Seerveld?s theory of aesthetics.

• Top Ten re: water

  Such a powerful symbol appears often in our memories.

• Adorned with stories

  How our stories of identity can be woven into the fabric that adorns our bodies.

• To tell the story

  An interview with Brenda Truelson Fox, director of the film Conviction.

• The company we keep

  Moving from anti-matter schizophrenia to an appropriate delight in things.

• The old dishrag

  On the rag that does the dirty work as a reminder of God’s love.

• Interior formation

  What is the effective difference between a cathedral and an auditorium?  A sparse Protestant dais and Orthodox iconography?

• Let us build a house

  A renovation project sparks ideas about the interplay of images and values embodied in bricks and mortar.