A podcast about art and faith with Marlita Hill, Alastair Gordon and Jonny Mellor. How can we attend again to the relationship between Christianity and the arts? Can we fix broken bridges, re-examine sources of contention, explore new ways to co-exist for the flourishing of all? Join us to find out.
If faith is back in the arts, how does it affect YOU?
Today, we finish our mini series about the resurgence of interest in the Christian faith in the public arts by thinking about how this change in the culture should affect Christians practising in the arts. How should wider cultural trends affect artists? Perhaps even more importantly, how should the demands of our audiences affect what we create at all?
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Artwork and references
Liz Lerman (Choreographer)
Plato’s world of forms (The Republic by Plato)
Nicolas Bourriaud- Relational Aesthetics
20 Aug 2026
What should 'Faith Back In The Arts' look like?
The Christian faith is back in the arts. Check . And that's a good thing. Well,kind of. Today, we continue the conversation by thinking more idealistically. What would we expect happen if faith was back in the arts in a purely positive way? Would there be more Christian artists practising at a high level? More Christian themes being considered? More Christian influence on the art world? Or something else entirely?
You may have noticed that Marlita starts by saying this is our last episode in this series but we're enjoying it too much so we'll do one more. Out early September.
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Artwork and references
MIA- MI7
Francis of Assissi exhibition at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/past/saint-francis-of-assisi (https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/past/saint-francis-of-assisi)
John Hendrix- Myth Makers (Graphic Novel) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mythmakers-Remarkable-Fellowship-Tolkien-Graphic/dp/1419746340 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mythmakers-Remarkable-Fellowship-Tolkien-Graphic/dp/1419746340)
Denzel Washington
Lakwena Maciver
Namesbliss
Thinkers:
Alvin Plantinga
William Lane Craig
17 Jul 2026
Is it good that faith is back in the arts?
So, it seems that in some senses faith is back in the arts. But is that a good thing? In this episode, we explore how the recent increased interest in Christianity in culture and the arts might affect the culture, the church and those of us working in the arts. Is this a new day for the Christian imagination or should we be wary about the type of Christianity that is back in the arts right now?
If you'd like to join the conversation, please email us at hello@faithinthearts.show (mailto:hello@faithinthearts.show) . If you’d like to help us continue to make more episodes like this, you can donate to us directly through our website www.faithinthearts.show (http://www.faithinthearts.show/)
Resources and artists
Music:
Stormzy
Kanye West
Chance the Rapper and Jay Electronica (How Great is Our God, Just a Drop)
John Darnielle (the Mountain Goats) (The Life of the World to Come)
Fine art and academia:
Eric Gill
William Blake
Caravaggio
The Book of Kells
The Lindisfarne Gospels
Performing arts (dance and film):
Russel Brand
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Apple Podcasts (US)
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Spotify
4.7 / 5
14 ratings
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Social presence
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YouTube
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Engagement
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