One more thought on the link between religion and art, which I blogged about HERE. This comes from a fascinating CBC radio podcast with religious scholar (and 2008 TED Prize winner) Karen Armstrong. Listen to the podcast, a must for artists (I think) HERE.
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In it, she argues that religion, in order to be successful, demands action. Specifically, it demands putting the practice of compassion – towards everyone – into our daily life.
What I found interesting is that she goes on to talk about the cave paintings in Lascaux as the first record of human ideas, and that religion’s logic is more akin to art in that it is something that must be experienced, that cannot be put into words.
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