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Jessica Van Der Wyngaard
MATS 2018, Christianity and the Arts / Filmmaker and Storyteller, Australia
“Taking the Arts Concentration for my MA at Regent was never part of my plan! I thought I would head down a more academic track, but Regent cultivated in me a deeply theological appreciation for the arts and nurtured my potential calling as an artist. As I dove into the Arts concentration, my mind was expanded and renewed through courses that developed a theology of the Christian artist.”
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Dave Siverns
MATS 2018, Christianity and the Arts / Musician and Songwriter, Canada
“My journey at Regent was a rich time of exploration and learning that has shaped me profoundly. The breadth of professors, classes, and fellow students was a fertile ground on which to be challenged to understand the arts in a new way and to grow in my love for the church and what we sing together. I've developed deeper convictions of the centrality of good theology in our pursuit of imagination and artistry, and how that theology can inform every area of our lives.”
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Linda Holmlund
MATS 2018, Christianity and the Arts / Painter, Canada
“Regent filled great gaps in my understanding of who God is, who I am, and how Scripture, prayer, worship, and daily life are the media God uses to re-create a truly human being, unified and whole at last. One huge gap for me was how best to understand my desire to paint, to portray beauty. Are such longings a luxury, a self-indulgence? Or is art one way God speaks to us and through us about the beauty of this world? I came to realize that my desire to participate in God’s beauty is a calling.”
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Matt Malyon
MATS 2006, Christianity and the Arts / Poet, Teacher, and Chaplain, USA (Photo credit: Alvin Shin)
“The Arts concentration at Regent allowed me to think through various aspects of literary and theological tradition. It facilitated a generative wrestling with a variety of interests—tradition, innovation, mystery, the sacramental—that changed the way I viewed both the world and poetry. My poetics changed, as did my life. And when I began my MFA a few years after graduating, I found I was better prepared to do so. I remain grateful for Regent’s vibrant community of learning.”
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Christianity and the Arts

Is there such a thing as Christian art? Is it any good? What's the role of the Christian artist? Can an artist be faithful to both creative vision and theological conviction, or does something eventually have to give?

Explore these questions and more as you learn what it means to integrate faith and art effectively and authentically. 

The Christianity and the Arts Concentration can be completed as part of our Master of Arts in Theological Studies.

Required Courses Include:

  • The Christian Imagination (ARTS 501)
  • Vocation of the Artist (ARTS 701)

Sample Electives Include:

  • Devotional Poetry: Jone Donne, George Herbert, and Anne Bradstreet (ARTS 530)
  • The Fifth Evangelist: The Sacred Repertoire of J.S. Bach (ARTS 578)
  • The Puritan Literary Imagination (ARTS 512)
  • Visual Art as Theology (ARTS 550)
  • Contemporary Art and Theology (ARTS 610)
  • The Art of Death & the Theology of Hope (ARTS 590)
Click here for a PDF of course requirements for Christianity and the Arts Concentration .

Final Projects

The integrative project in the arts and theology (IPIAT) provides an opportunity for students who have experience in the arts to create and present an original work of art (e.g., a novel, paintings, the writing and performance of music or a play) and to reflect on it theologically. This option is offered solely to students completing a concentration in Christianity and the Arts, and may be taken for either 6 or 12 credit hours depending on the size of the project. Learn more about the IPIAT here.

Arts Internship

Build both your skills and your character with this practical discipleship program. Regent College's Arts Internship Program gives emerging artists the opportunity to gain practical experience as they learn to integrate their faith and their art. Participating students will be placed in creative work environments where they will develop existing skills and learn how arts organizations work in the public sphere. Throughout the process, interns will benefit from readings and group discussions designed to foster biblical and theological reflection on art and vocation. Regent has entered into partnerships with the following arts organizations to offer a variety of internship opportunities to students in the Christianity and the Arts concentration: 

In Vancouver:
  • Pacific Theatre
  • Pulp Literature Magazine
  • St. James Music Academy
Internationally:
  • The Grunewald Guild, Leavenworth, Washington
  • Underground Writing, Burlington, Washington
  • The Izvor Foundation, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Herzegovina
For more information, email [email protected].




As a musician, learning about the interaction between my faith and the Arts is vitally important. Learning about this interaction not only affirms the artistic aspects so intrinsic to me as an image-bearer of the Creator; it also encourages me to steward them responsibly in service of the church.
Corey Janz
Current Student (MA, Arts)

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