catapult magazine

vol. 3, num. 8 :: 2004.04.09 — 2004.04.22

In a highly visual society, false ideals of beauty can cloud our perspective as we seek the truth and purpose of beauty. What happens when we seek beauty exclusively? What is the appropriate place of beauty in our lives?

Feature

The beauty of holiness, the holiness of beauty

by Reverend Lawrence W. Farris

Through experiencing the holiness of beauty, and through it, experiencing God, we are changed for the better.

Editorial

Beauty from tragedy

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Discovering beauty that points to God, even in the middle of pain.

Articles

The Image in women

by J. S.

Discovering what it means to be feminine by looking to the Creator of women.

Perfectly ugly

by Gregory Baus

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

Woods treasures

by Mary Norman DeLaughter

Ideas for celebrating the beauty of nature by creating simple, found-object gifts.

Dancing into beauty

by Amanda Caldwell

How can perceptions of beauty change between ages 16 and 26?

Reviews

Experiencing Michigan

by Jason Vande Brake

A personal review of the Sufjan Stevens CD, Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State.

daily asterisk

Even in a country you know by heart
its hard to go the same way twice
the life of the going changes.
The chances change and make a new way.
Any tree or stone or bird
can be the bud of a new direction. The
natural correction is to make intent
of accident. To get back before dark
is the art of going.

Wendell Berry
“Traveling at Home” from Traveling at Home

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