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	Naked Christs and Balaam's Ass
		In the last two thousand years of Christian history, each age has illustrated the Bible in its own way, accentuating what it felt important, and neglecting the insignificant; indeed, much can be learned of the prevailing theology of an age by the kind of art it produces, and its attitude toward religious art in general.
		When a Christian artist draws a portrait of Jesus serenely cradling children in his lap, the artist is portraying the gentleness and love of Christ, and this kind of portrait certainly has value—but in ignoring the tension implicit in the divine and human natures of Jesus, contemporary Christian art is often deeply unbiblical.
		Indeed, the main act of Christian art must be to hold our hands to the flame, to reveal again, as if for the first time, the wonder and strangeness of the scriptural narrative as it sings the beautiful, and terrible, tale of the reckless love of God.
	www.rutherford.org /oldspeak/articles/religion/oldspeak-christ2.asp (1848 words)

	Art History
		This course is a study of transformations in the art and culture of 18th-century Europe and America from the aristocratic late Baroque and Rococo to the onset of Romanticism.
		The study of the art and culture of 18th-century America from the late Baroque and Rococo to the onset of Romanticism (inclusive of the arts of classical revivalism).
		This graduate course is a study of transformations in the art and culture of 18th-century Europe and/or America, from the aristocratic late Baroque and Rococo to the onset of Romanticism (inclusive of the arts of classical revivalism).
	www.acs.utah.edu /gencatalog/crsdesc/arth.html (4872 words)

	The Other Journal - What is Wrong with Capitalism? The Problem with the Problem with Capitalism by Daniel M. Bell, Jr.
		Specifically, Christian critiques of capitalism are hindered because the problem of capitalism is typically posed empirically instead of confessionally, and it is posed empirically in a flawed manner.
		For a long time, Christian opponents of capitalism were bold in their assertions that socialism was the alternative, and for a while (in the midst of the global revolutionary climate that blossomed in the 1960s and lingered into the 80s) that conviction was at least understandable.
		Christian proponents of capitalism found their advocacy on the problematic eschatological claim that in effect capitalism is the best that we can expect in this time between the times.
	www.theotherjournal.com /article.php?id=55 (3283 words)

	USM Art Department
		This course examines the construction of gender and sexuality in Western visual arts from the late eighteenth century to the present.
		An examination of the art and architecture of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries both north and south of the Alps.
		History and philosophy of art education, theories of child art, relationship of goals to art education strategies, development of a workable set of beliefs about art education through readings, writings, discussion, observation, interview, and field experiences.
	www.usm.maine.edu /art/academics/courses.html (2734 words)

	Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality. - Review - book review Journal of Sex Research - ...
		During the nineteenth century, however, the power to discipline sex and sexuality gradually shifted to the scientific and medical communities which took the lead in defining sex categories and what was normal with regard to sex, gender, and sexuality (Dreger, 1998; Herdt, 1996).
		Among the most significant scientific influences on the reification of a theory of sexual dimorphism in the nineteenth century was the work of Charles Darwin.
		Given the impact of our theoretical assumptions regarding sexual dimorphism, it is not surprising that the medical community (simultaneously reflecting and shaping the culture) has tended to view the birth of intersexuals as abnormal mutations and medical emergencies.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2372/is_1_38/ai_75820044 (876 words)

	Christian art
		Per each religious sect, art mediums, style, and representations change; however, the unifying theme is ultimately the representation of the life and times of Jesus Christ and in some cases the Old Testament.
		Christian art is a major category of art produced in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
		Christian art can also be found in architecture principally in the form of churches, cathedrals, and tombs.
	www.dcult.com /Christianity-(A-G)/Christian_art.php (810 words)

	AmericanCatholic.org-Catholic Update ©2001-Human Sexuality by Richard Sparks, C.S.P.
		The Church teaches that human sexual intercourse is an action inscribed by the Creator with a twofold meaning, that is, with both a unitive and procreative dimension.
		The section of Human Sexuality on singleness is powerful, sensitive, and one of the few official statements of the Church about the charism and cross of living singly in a largely coupled society.
		Having taught Christian ethics at the University of St. Thomas and St. Paul Seminary, in St. Paul, Minnesota, he is now an editor at Paulist Press and is often on the lecture circuit.
	www.americancatholic.org /Newsletters/CU/ac0892.asp (2987 words)

	Is there a Christian Art?
		There is, of course, a kind of specifically Christian art used in and for worship, as we have seen in the descriptions of the Tabernacle and the Temple.
		Art's value lies in the fact that it is Creation, but neither art nor the artist may be considered the Creator.
		Art thus has an ethical aspect: it either contributes to human well-being or instigates the destruction of mankind or of Creation, as we can see in the art of National Socialism.
	www.contra-mundum.org /schirrmacher/art.html (4321 words)

	SEXUALITY
		Although modern social convention dictates that the only morally acceptable sexual union between two people is a monogamous legal marriage of husband and wife, this model does not hold in all cultures, nor has it always been the ideal.
		Greek mythology, the basis of Western culture, is replete with stories of the sexual escapades of the goddesses and gods on Mt. Olympus and among mortals.
		Since the 1950's and the Kinsey Reports on sexuality, we understand that at least 4% of white males in the American population are exclusively homosexual on a lifelong basis, and 10% have spent at least three years in homosexual relations.
	www.venusandherlover.com /Sexuality.html (4936 words)

	Spiral Nature - Magick - Sex Magick - Promoting Positive Christian Intimacy & Sexuality
		Christianity has left it to the pagans to discover the possibilities in these areas while Christians in their blind prudishness and sexual puritanism wander around missing a kind of growth and fulfillment whose potential for spiritual good is incalculable.
		Christian Tantra differs from ancient Tantra only in its spiritual definitions, but most of the techniques are the same.
		Sexual intimacy is a special kind of closeness, a communication that is deeper than the couple can achieve physically, a sharing that goes beyond material partnership.
	www.spiralnature.com /magick/sex/christtan.html (2650 words)

	Christian T Shirt Art
		Early Christian art and architecture - Early Christian art and architecture is the art produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from about the year 200 to about the year 500.
		Christian art - Christian art is art that spans many segments of Christianity.
		Christian pop art - Christian pop art was a visual artistic movement that emerged in the late 20th century in Australia and the United States.
	wo63.gpnotp.com /christiantshirtart.html (887 words)

	A Movie Parable: The Art of War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		THE ART OF WAR, though appearing to be a stylish, high energy action thriller, is, in reality, an incomprehensible mess of a movie.
		The violence (with a surprising preponderance of blood) is extreme, the nudity and sexual references unneeded, and the language is noticeably profane.
		The title is borrowed from the writings of Sun Tsu, a Chinese philosopher and battle strategist of the 5th century BC who, in his writings, observed that "all warfare is based on deception." He further instructs on how it is possible to destroy your enemy without engaging in a physical war.
	www.christiancritic.com /mov2000/artofwar.asp (607 words)

	Probe Ministries - Art and the Christian
		From a Christian perspective those who are there are offering a judgment concerning both the "artist" and the "art." Both the "cause" and "effect" have been praised aesthetically.
		The greatest art is true, skillfully expressed, imaginative, and unencumbered by the personal and emotional problems of its originators.
		Probe Ministries is a non-profit ministry whose mission is to assist the church in renewing the minds of believers with a Christian worldview and to equip the church to engage the world for Christ.
	www.probe.org /worldview--philosophy/art-and-the-christian.html (2774 words)

	Primitivism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A concern with cultural phenomena on the periphery of European society--particularly sexuality, madness, spiritual punishment, violence, and alterity.
		These cultures were not, by and large, urbanized, and their art reflected a very different pattern of life and religion from the city based civilizations that Europeans had incorporated into artwork previously.
		It was with the rise of Modern art that primitivism gained a greater presence: in the context of the Modern, the "primitive" represented the libido, the "id" of psychoanalysis, as well as the unblemished and unrestrained sexuality associated with primitive tribes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Primitivism_(art) (785 words)

	Egon Schiele - AMAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Unlike many of his other drawings of nudes in sexualized poses, however, Schiele here pays equal attention to the sitter's visage, inviting the viewer's gaze to oscillate between the finely detailed face and body.
		The girl's serious expression, her averted, tired gaze projected from darkly shaded eyes beneath half-closed lids, and the modesty of the seminude pose render her disquietingly vulnerable and enigmatic rather than provocative.
		His talent for drawing manifested itself early: he studied with Christian Griebenkerl (1839-1916) at the traditional Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Vienna from 1905 until 1908, during which time he also painted small landscapes indebted to the Vienna Secession.
	www.oberlin.edu /allenart/collection/schiele_egon.html (961 words)

	Sexuality
		DeLaura contends that the neo-Catholic art thesis of Alexis François Rio as set forth in his 1836 De la poésie chrétienne is essential for an adequate interpretation of Robert Browning’s painter poems of the 1840s and 1850s.
		Kingsley, advocate of muscular Christianity and espouser of manliness, detested what he considered to be effeminate "Mariolatry" which was responsible for weakness and womanishness in society.
		This sexual connotation, according to Trevor, “explains the passionate hatred evident on every page of the pamphlet in which he set out to settle the score of twenty years” (328).
	www2.bc.edu /~rappleb/kingsley/KSexuality.html (2488 words)

	Christian Art And Literature - Book Review: Katie's Choice
		Katie's Choice is a simple, readable, Christian fiction novel about the issues that every teen struggles with today: frustration, despair, sexual promiscuity, and lack of self worth.
		Katie views him as a loser and is so anxious to escape this situation that she begins a sexual relationship with a young man. It seems she is more bored and dissatisfied with her life than she is at the prospect of making a commitment to a long-term relationship with him.
		A child who will not listen to parental advice will likely not listen to advice written by a person who is in agreement with their parents.
	www.surfinthespirit.com /art-literature/choice.html (492 words)

	glbtq >> arts >> Subjects of the Visual Arts: St. Sebastian
		Like many personages who are continually reiterated, Sebastian has essentially grown up alongside modern notions of sexuality and the formation of gay consciousness, becoming an accessible touchstone of both gay desire and gay experience in the process.
		Several artists and art critics of the nineteenth century achieved a self-aware homosexual identity that is expressed in both their lives and their works, but lesbianism is only rarely depicted in terms of identity during this period.
		In both his films and his writings, Derek Jarman's explicit project was to celebrate gay sexuality and imagine a place for it in English culture.
	www.glbtq.com /arts/subjects_st_sebastian.html (933 words)

	"Woman Thou Art Loosed" (2004) / review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight on the Movies
		Do not forget that TD Jakes denies historic Christianity and embraces Onenness Pentacostalism which teaches anti-Biblical heretical doctrines by denying the true character of God.
		The sexual content was a little much, but it has a strong message.
		I just felt that it should have showed her being the bigger person and showing us, the viewers, that God really can bring forgiveness in our hearts, even after experiencing a life full of trauma and distress due to the unexusable actions of one person.
	www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/2004/womanthouartloosed.html (1050 words)

	Tantra: The Old Lost Art Of Fulfilling Sexuality
		Christian Tantra communicates Gods love for each other and desire to empower each other with love of God, each other and the world through a spiritual communication of the Holy Spirit within us.
		But much of it is non-genitally oriented and non-intercourse sexuality which few men have experienced but many women find so much more emotionally healing than just sex.
		The Hindu Tantras enjoyed sexual play and sexual union as an act of joyful celebration, as a demonstration of connectedness, as a symbolic affirmation of the unity inherent in a couples relationship.
	www.libchrist.com /tantratao/tantra.html (2056 words)

	Women's Sexuality/Sexual Orientation Web Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The introduction is entitled "the ethical challenge of sexual difference in the age of the global brand," while chapter one carries the title "I'd rather be a camgirl than a cyborg.")
		Women-related sci/tech blogs are one such exception, and Pont des Arts is another.
		Pont des Arts is a Spanish-language blog by Gabriela De Cicco, from Argentina.
	www-unix.umbc.edu /~korenman/wmst/links_sex.html (1926 words)

	Derek Webb - Music
		Politics are a great means for social change, and as Christians we have a responsibility to talk about and engage with that." While he claims there might be others more qualified, these subjects are not typical for Christian artists.
		There are also songs that address the relationship between a husband and wife, a subject Christian music has at best only tip-toed around in the past.
		It was encouraging to see so many Christians there, but I was really discouraged at how many of my fans criticized me for going.
	www.christianitytoday.com /music/artists/derekwebb.html (2228 words)

	What About Sex? by Julie Anne Fidler >> Infuze Magazine
		Her 2003 release, The Lights of Tenth Street (Multnomah), tells the story of a Christian husband and father who is a full-fledged pornography addict, a stripper who is ensnared by the sex industry at large, and the ability of God to break the bonds of lust and shame.
		She goes on to say that she believes that Christian publishing houses have problems with the issue of sexuality, because they don't see how sexuality is a part of a human being's general makeup.
		In all my art, whenever I happen to treat the human body, nudity, sex and sexuality, I want what I produce, and the way I produce it, to be as good a quality as what I read in the Bible.
	www.infuzemag.com /features/archives/2006/03/what_about_sex.html (4030 words)

	Is Christian Morality Negative?
		You seem to be saying, then, that a woman or man who is not a virgin — at least under certain circumstances — is damaged goods, and that somehow she or he has been victimized by her past sexual experiences.
		When nudity in art avoids the erotic — that is, avoids directly stimulating the sexual appetites — it can be something good because it helps us to appreciate the beauty of God's creation and how God made woman for man and man for woman.
		He is the author of Couples in Love: Straight Talk on Dating, Respect, Commitment, Marriage and Sexuality and the co-author of Letters Between a Catholic and an Evangelical.
	catholiceducation.org /articles/sexuality/se0123.html (3969 words)

	First Biblical Art Museum in America Connects Art to Faith \| Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World ...
		“There is a lot of Biblical art in major museums nationwide, but we are trying to connect it with the religious rituals and traditions that it came from and the religious functions the artwork once had,” said the museum’s curator, Ena Hellar.
		The new $1.8 million installation is situated near the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
		But “if it is a museum of Biblical art, then it needs to be true to the mission.
	www.christianpost.com /article/20051129/21544.htm (515 words)

	Amazon.com: The History of Sexuality: The Care of the Self: Books: Michel Foucault (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		What was once an anxiety over the effects of too much sexual activity became an anxiety over sexual pleasure generally--due very visibly to the new emphasis on the care of the self for the self's own sake (123).
		Where before the husband was not expected to have sexual relations exclusively with his wife (Use 180), it was now a weakness if he did not (Care 175).
		In the middle of all the "sexual discourse," M. Foucault does have some fascinating things to say concerning "the culture of the self." M. Foucault sketches the emergence of subjectivity -- how it evolved into an mindset, a way of behaving and set all over ways of living.
	www.amazon.com /History-Sexuality-Care-Self/dp/0394741552 (2459 words)

	Christian Dating
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		Free online dating guide gives you tips on how to write a great dating profile, master the art of online flirting, prepare for that first in-person date, choose the best dating site and more.
	m.webring.com /hub?ring=christiandating (251 words)

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