Author: Arthur Aghajanian
History and Legacy of Visual Theology: Part 1
Posted by Arthur Aghajanian | Apr 25, 2023 | Journal, Short Teachings |
New Creation and the Artist’s Role: Part 3
Posted by Arthur Aghajanian | Apr 11, 2023 | Contemplative Christianity, Journal, Religion & Philosophy, Short Teachings |
New Creation and the Artist’s Role: Part 2
Posted by Arthur Aghajanian | Feb 22, 2023 | Contemplative Christianity, Journal, Psychology & Personal Growth, Religion & Philosophy, Short Teachings |
Part 2 in a series about new creation and what this idea means in relation to art.
Read MoreNew Creation and the Artist’s Role: Part I
Posted by Arthur Aghajanian | Feb 8, 2023 | Contemplative Christianity, Journal, Psychology & Personal Growth, Religion & Philosophy, Short Teachings |
What do we mean by the biblical idea of new creation and how does it relate to creativity?
Read MoreHovering Over the Waters
Posted by Arthur Aghajanian | Sep 19, 2022 | Articles, Contemplative Christianity, Journal |
In this essay on the theme of grace, Arthur Aghajanian examines the drawings of contemporary artist Vija Celmins. He does so by framing Celmins’s “Ocean” drawings as representations of the idea of grace as the flow of God’s love. In addition, Arthur places these images in the context of the Classical tradition in art.
Read MoreArmenia’s Cross: A Cosmic Tree of Life
Posted by Arthur Aghajanian | May 17, 2022 | Articles, Journal, Religion & Philosophy |
The khachkar, or cross-stone, is unique to Armenia, the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion. Arthur Aghajanian explores the idea of the Cosmic Christ embedded in these beautiful monuments.
Read MoreContemplatives in Conversation: Images in Contemplative Practice
Posted by Arthur Aghajanian | Jan 10, 2022 | Articles, Journal, Religion & Philosophy |
Arthur Aghajanian and Don Salmon discuss the use of images for spiritual guidance in traditional and contemporary practice.
Read MoreThe Place Of Unknowing
Posted by Arthur Aghajanian | Nov 17, 2021 | Articles, Religion & Philosophy |
In this essay, Arthur Aghajanian writes about Caspar David Friedrich’s “Monk by the Sea” as a visual embodiment of the apophatic tradition.
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