by Chris Wiles | Apr 15, 2010 | Art
Today was a day of remembrance for the liberation of holocaust survivors during the Second World War. A joyous day, but one marked by painful associations. According to an ABC News article, veterans recalled the absolute horror of the camps: The odor of death could be... 
by Chris Wiles | Apr 9, 2010 | Faith
You’re not good enough. And that’s ok. I am indebted to a friend of mine who taught at the University of Virgina for pointing me towards Freud (the data below comes from pages130-131 in Critical Issues in Modern Religion). My handful of psychology classes... 
by Chris Wiles | Apr 8, 2010 | Art
Robert Mapplethorpe is best known for his nude and erotic artwork. Though he counted his Catholic upbringing as among his influences, his 1975 self-portrait (not-shown) made a garish mockery of the crucifixion, emphasizing the artist’s sexuality. But it was... 
by Chris Wiles | Apr 6, 2010 | Art
WARNING: Some of the content below are may be disturbing to some readers. Use your “back” button now, rather than writing emails later. Death comes in many forms, bearing many guises. And yet death is universal and unavoidable. Death is both personal, in that it... 
by Chris Wiles | Mar 26, 2010 | Art
(Easter is approaching. This is one of a handful of posts between now and then concerning the relationship between the arts and atonement theology. FYI: contains spoilers) “Once in my life I knew a grief so hard I could actually hear it inside, scraping at the lining...
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