Sooner or later it will get to you. And when it does, it’s already too late to dig yourself out. It’s hard to see something other than your own rotting flesh, when you move you feel as though there is a truckload of shit following you. Somehow it does so silently, attentively. It’s so silent you become paranoid and paranoia makes people woozy. People down the streets of … [Read more...] about Our Fallen Spaces
Religion and pop culture
Religion and pop culture
Religious Expression
My name is Devon Labrie, I have just finished first year at Queens University, where I took a course called Contemporary Problems with Religion and Culture with Professor Ian Cuthbertson. One of our assignments allowed us to do a creative project. Music is something that is very special to me and is a big part of my life; it is how I express myself, so I decided to … [Read more...] about Religious Expression
The Hymn Remix Project: A Musical Response to the Modern Church
The selection of worship music in a church service can be a delicate issue, with some who prefer contemporary worship music, some who enjoy traditional hymns, and others who embrace both modern and conservative styles. Some important questions that come to mind include: What does the style of worship music say about a church’s expression of faith? What are some historical … [Read more...] about The Hymn Remix Project: A Musical Response to the Modern Church
Becoming
This video demonstrates Arnold Van Gennep and later, Victor Turner’s liminality theory through a dance. This theory was originally used to describe the stages of a rite of passage, however it can also be applied to other transformative life experiences. Van Gennep and Turner suggest that there are three stages that occur during this process – separation, margin … [Read more...] about Becoming
On Leaving a Spiritual Footprint
Why is itThat people choose not seeWhat we do and how we liveImpacts more than the ecology What lives in our spiritHas an enduring legacyWhat we give out to others so freelyBut forever refuse ourselves to see Anger attacks the very base of a soulLeaving it barren and unfunctioningAs clear-cutting does a rainforestDepleted and injuredDesolate wounds will throb to … [Read more...] about On Leaving a Spiritual Footprint