Course curriculum
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1
Introduction to Arts Module
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Opening reflections: Arts module
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2
Unit 1 - Introduction to the Arts
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Introduction to Unit 1
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Bible study for Unit 1
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Finding God Through Art (Video 1)
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Theology through the arts (Video 2)
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Why should we care about the arts? (Short article 1)
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New Insights Through Art (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 1)
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The Bible and Christian Imagination (Long essay 1)
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Art, Philosophy and our View of Reality (Long essay 2)
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Art Matters for God’s Sake (Long video - optional)
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3
Unit 2 - Installation & Sculpture
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Introduction to Unit 2
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Bible study for Unit 2
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Post-modern art (Video 1)
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Sculptor Liviu Mocan (Video 2)
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Kim & Kim: Peace Monument (Short article 1)
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Postmodern Architecture (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 2)
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Matter of Life and Death (Long essay 1)
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Outside the Frame: Postmodern Art (Long essay 2)
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4
Unit 3 - Painting & Music
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Introduction to Unit 3
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Bible study for Unit 3
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The Freedom Messengers (Video 1)
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Behind the Painting (Video 2)
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Commercialization and the Death of Singing (Short article 1)
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The Conversion of Paul by Amerighi da Caravaggio (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 3)
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Music, Worship and the Church (Long essay 1)
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The Window is Closed (Long essay 2)
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5
Unit 4 - Literature
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Introduction to Unit 4
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Bible study for Unit 4
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Margaret Atwood talks modernity and zombies (Video 1)
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The Hollow Men by T. S. Elliot (Video 2)
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The Importance of Imagination for C. S. Lewis and for Us (Short article 1)
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God’s Word and Our Words (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 4)
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T. S. Eliot and the Crisis of Meaning (Long essay 1)
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Life Without Certainty: Margaret Atwood's Ambiguous Worlds (Long essay 2)
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6
Conclusion to Arts Module
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Summary video for Arts module
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End of module reflection questions
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Recomended further reading
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