John Skillen
The Orvieto Duomo offers an example of decoration woven together into a coherent theme, namely, God’s investment of Himself from beginning to end in the human flesh formed “in his image.”

John Skillen
The scenes from the life of Mary in the Orvieto Duomo are marked by “intimate glimpses” and a “tenderness of human interactions” (Sara James) among the holy family.

Carlo Manunza, S.J.

A distinguished Italian theologian provides some points of reference for navigating Luca Signorelli’s masterful visual treatment of the End Times and the Last Judgment in the San Brizio Chapel. Translated from Italian by John Skillen

John Skillen
Why did the visual arts find such a welcome place in the preaching, teaching, and devotional practices of Franciscan and Dominican monasticism?

John Terpstra

A number of months after we started attending St Cuthbert's, the music director approached me and said, "You write poetry. Do you want to write a poem for Pentecost?" My reply was an immediate, "Not a chance. I am not a religious poet."

John Skillen

Traveling Tabernacles aims to recover the church’s identity as being on pilgrimage. It reminds Christian believers that they must be prepared to move at a moment’s notice into the deserts, wildernesses, and confused places of the world, sheltering those who need comfort and hope for a new life.

John Skillen
All Saints Anglican Church in Amesbury, in collaboration with the Studio for Art, Faith & History, will host the world premiere of a musical composition that places us in the midst of God’s call to Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac (Genesis 22).