Faith on View

Poem: i look to the god of my fears, and i do not bow

Rocks ad bright green moss are shown on the side of a body of water.

i look to the god of my fears, and i do not bow, because that god is too small to have created the giant yew, or the stars or the galaxies of microbes that populate …

For years, I have processed some of my aesthetic ideas here on Faith on View. I began discussing these ideas with the essays On The Beautiful, The Sublime, The Pretty, and the Ugly & Distinguishing between the …

An old statue depicting a version of Jesus is shown with his eyes downcast.

As an Artist, Arts & Religion Scholar, Christian, and Hispanic who has been vocal about racial issues, I immediately started receiving messages and comments from friends about Shaun King‘s tweet that argued statues of white …

View of North Cleveland Church of God as seen from above at sunrise

Every year in the fall, I teach a class called Art in Culture. The class is for non-art majors and as part of our core curriculum, it seeks to engage how art impacts and reflects …

When Bill Withers passed away it was all over Facebook. The top hit of his illustrious career was Lean on Me. It ranked #7 when it was released in 1972, the year I was born. Withers …

a person stands in silhouette holding a camera against a sunset surrounded by low water as if in a marsh

The delta dawn is always different with the changing tide of seasons. The early purpled light becomes a red that slowly scrubs the sun until the skies are clear white. When the storms abate — …

In a recent online exchange, I posted a photo of an icon that showed the Virgin Mary with a breast partially uncovered. While some of the discussion centered around the ever-weary topic of modesty, another …

This piece originally appeared on the Website for Wayhouse Media on August 21, 2020. Matt Allbritton, the owner of Wayhouse, has joined the contributing authors at Faith on View. Essays previously published by Wayhouse Media …

A mosaic of Christ in a blue robe with his arms outstretched

It is not uncommon for professors at Christian colleges and universities to begin class with prayer. I attended public schools through high school. I attended public colleges until I transferred to a private secular art …

**This article was a work in progress updated as a repository of this story about the monument. It was a continually evolving story over three months. First published 6/25/20; last updated 9/26/20** To share this …