The Faith and the Arts library hosts an extensive collection of documents accessible online exploring the relationship between Art and Religion. The library includes:
* Commissioned Research
* Essays
* Editorials
* Case Studies
* Presentations
* Speech Transcripts
I was brought up in a God fearing environment. And that’s what I remember – the fear. My parents were Irish, working class and devout Catholics and from where I stood as a child, there seemed to be a lot to fear.
In relation to class, God, the Church – whichever
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Yusuf Islam addresses the contentious issue of Music within Islam and shares his own personal experience.
Music – A question of faith or dawah?
Parminder Singh Jutla looks at the relationship between Sikhism and the Arts whilst also addressing the now infamous events surrounding the Behzti play which led to riots at the Birmingham Rep Theatre.
Sikhism and the Arts
We also have a case study provided by the Rep looking at the Behzti incident from
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Ruth Saunders examines the relationship between religious beliefs and creative arts practice within the Jewish community both from an orthodox and reform perspective and examines some of the challenges posed in a modern context.
Judaism and the Arts
The Faith and the Arts website commissioned Dr Atul K Shah and Sobhag Shah to undertake two pieces of research to explore creative arts practice within the Jain community both from a performing and visual arts perspective. The research marks the first attempt to document the relationship between the Jain
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