Gerard Manley Hopkins famously wrote that Christ plays in ten thousand places. Public theology is of little use if it does not enter into that play in every area of life. The Big Picture is our triannual series in which, as a community, we celebrate life in all its complexity. TBP is packed with art, photography, and good Christian thought on topics that matter.
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LENT 2025
It would be hard to stress the importance of formation and education too much. Christian conversion is crucial but Scripture orients us towards our world, and being converted is insufficient by itself for the church to become salt and light. Conversion must be followed by ongoing formation and education, by what the Bible calls sanctification. This formation is of the whole person, of heart and head – that is, of our wills, desires, thoughts and feelings.
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