This is the seventh in a series of symposia created and hosted by the Biola University Department of Art. Biola’s Visionary-in-Residence, Roberta Ahmanson, and her guests examine ways that sacred space is experienced, created, shaped, and discussed today. Roberta Green Ahmanson is a writer and philanthropist whose public activities are focused on deepening awareness and understanding of the role of religion in public life, the importance of knowing history to understand the present, and the vital role the arts play in shaping human experience.
Art as Theological Medium
Dr. Ben Quash of King's College London leads his audience through theological meditations on multiple works of art. Ben Quash grew up in County...
By Ben Quash
Art and Sacred Space
A panel of art experts discuss the value and significance of art. They examine how beauty and meaning in art add to the Christian life. In 2012...
By Elizabeth Lev, Ben Quash, Nicholas Wolterstorff & David Nystrom
Sacredness of the Present Moment
Art professor Kurt Simonson shares stories with Biola students about his spiritual journey and how photography and the concept of sacred space has...
By Kurt Simonson
The First Sacred Space
Jeremiah Enna, founder and executive director of The Culture House, discusses the work his organization has done in promoting art and spiritual...
By Jeremiah Enna
Sacred Places, Sacred Space
Nicholas Wolterstorff discusses church architecture from both an artistic and a functional perspective. Joel Kotkin and Wolterstorff facilitate a...
By Nicholas Wolterstorff
Sacred Space in the Wilderness
Dayton Castleman of Trinity Christian College shares some of his work in installations. He shares how he seeks to give viewers a "burning bush"...
By Dayton Castleman
Compline (Prayers at the End of the Day)
The Norbertine Fathers of St. Michaels Abbey in Trabuco Canyon, Calif. conduct the prayers at the end of the day at Biola University. St. Michael’s...
By The Norbertine Fathers of St. Michaels Abby
Art & Aesthetics
Nicholas Wolterstorff shows just how closely art is tied to the human race. Wolsterstorff also explains how only art can truly bring an idea, a...
By Nicholas Wolterstorff