“Pictures, images, and other symbolical representations speak to the imagination. The mighty fortress of the human heart silently withstands the assaults by the rifled cannons of reason, but readily falls before the magic power of mystery.” – Frederick Douglass Continue reading Frederick Douglass on Reaching People through Imagination
“To interest is the first duty of art; no other excellences will ever begin to compensate for failure in this.” – C. S. Lewis Continue reading C.S. Lewis’ Thoughts on the Arts
I hope this excerpt from Makoto Fujimura’s 2011 commencement address whets your appetite to read or watch the entire speech. Continue reading Makoto Fujimura’s Best Commencement Speech
“Worship is the submission of all of our nature to God. It is the quickening of the conscience by his holiness; the nourishment of mind with his truth; the purifying of imagination by his beauty. . .” – William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury Continue reading “The Purifying of Imagination” – William Temple
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