Christian Thought
Emma C.
“My project is an oil painting based off of Martin Luther’s theology of glory, which talks about individual’s focus on something other than God at the center of their religion. I used this idea to place a veil over Jesus in my painting to represent how humanity and individuals as a whole place something at the center of their lives and feel guilt and shame for it and want to cover up and hide it. I wanted to represent that simply and invoke self-reflection.”
Coby S.
“For my Celebrations project, I did an oil painting inspired by Aaron Douglas. The purpose of the painting is to show the darkness in our world and also the light that’s in all of us. My hope is that we all have the light inside of us.”
Christman C.
“For my Celebrations project, I conducted a presentation about Christian values, the theology of the cross, and its relation to COVID19.”
James G.
“For Christian Thought, I wrote several poems called the Trialogue. The Trialogue is based in the trinity: Jesus, God, and Holy Spirit. This is based off of the dialogical theology of Walter Brueggemann. The general idea is that Christianity is a conversation between two opposing ideas, concepts, and entities. In this conversation, the Holy Spirit guides us to a middle understanding of proper placement. In interacting with the Trialogue, you are seeing the conversation between the Spirit, Jesus, and God.”
Kyla C.
“In Christian Thought, we talked about the idea of faith and how every relationship begins with faith and trust. For my Celebrations project, I chose to do two paintings representing God’s view of true greatness vs. our view of true greatness.”