2017 Verge COnference
Arts + Spirituality
Sept 28 - 29 / 2017
The 11th Verge Conference of the School of the Arts, Media + Culture at Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
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2017 Verge Conference - Sept 28 - 29, 2017
The 11th Verge Conference of the School of the Arts, Media + Culture at Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
The arts have been closely associated with spirituality and religious practice throughout human history and across cultures. For thousands of years artists and philosophers alike have contributed much to our understanding of this connection. This academic conference seeks to move the conversation forward.
Keynote Speaker
Cam Anderson
Executive Director, CIVA | Christians in the Visual Arts
Author of The Faithful Artist: A Vision for Evangelicalism in the Arts (IVP Academic, 2016)
Conference Host
David Squires, Ph.D.
Artistic Director of The Verge
Dean, School of the Arts, Media + Culture
Professor of Music
* The Verge is a scholarly initiative of TWU’s School of the Arts, Media + Culture, aimed at exploring interdisciplinary intersections of the arts with various other disciplines and cultural concerns. Past conferences themes have included the Inklings, environment, ethics, knowing, social action, and identity.