Bible themes in art
is topic of talk
Laguna Presbyterian Church will host a lecture by art historian
Wayne Roosa on Jan. 4.
Roosa will discuss "The Quiet Heresy: Biblical Themes in
Contemporary Art." He will examine a cross-section of recent art,
ranging from the weird to the sublime.
Roosa teaches art history at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minn. He
is a regular writer for "IMAGE," a journal of the arts and religion,
and for "ARTS," the arts in religious and theological studies. He is
a co-founder of the Rutgers Art Review, an Andrew Mellon Research
Fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art In New York City and a Juror
for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Roosa will speak at 9 a.m. Jan. 4 in the parlor at Laguna
Presbyterian Church, 415 Forest Ave. The public is invited to the
free lecture. For more information, call (949) 494-7555.
