In a significant departure, Sawai Chinnawong grounds his artistry in his own culture. When Sawai Chinnawong, 63, first committed his life to Christ in college in 1983, the artist tried painting Bible ...

Through Nativity art, the Word takes on flesh across diverse Eastern cultures. Jesus was born in Asia. He was Asian. Yet the preponderance of Christian art that shows him at home in Europe has meant ...

Early Christian art often depicts Jesus performing miracles while holding a short staff, a detail that has puzzled modern viewers. Far from presenting Christ as a magician, scholars argue that the ...

An artist's attempts to present Jesus Christ and Christian themes in Indian settings are helping convey Christian ideas to thousands of non-Christians in India. Jyoti Sahi, 76, uses his paintings to ...

This is the second part of Christian artist Jyoti Sahi's reflections on the place of art in the process of "inculturation" in the Indian Church: Western culture has shown great interest in expressing ...

At that time: The disciples of John came to Jesus, saying, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?' And Jesus said to them, 'Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the ...