Welcome to The Vine, a publication of Regent College.
We’re delighted to share ideas and perspectives from a wide range of people within and beyond Regent’s circles. In articles and interviews, podcasts and videos, you’ll hear authentic voices speaking from experience and expertise about ideas that matter to our community and yours.
Join us for conversations that inform, challenge, and inspire.
Welcome to The Vine, a publication of Regent College.
We’re delighted to share ideas and perspectives from a wide range of people within and beyond Regent’s circles. In articles and interviews, podcasts and videos, you’ll hear authentic voices speaking from experience and expertise about ideas that matter to our community and yours.
Join us for conversations that inform, challenge, and inspire.
The Horror of Hearing Without Listening
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s experimental soundtrack invites theological reflection on the act of listening. Jeremy Hunt argues that engaging with unsettling sounds can retrain us to listen deeply—cultivating empathy, attention, and presence in a noisy, distracted world.
All Resources: Arts
Re-Imagining Imagination Through a Photographic Lens
A photographer reflects on two images of the same scene—one spontaneous, one staged—to explore how imagination works not by control but by receptivity. True seeing, he argues, is about allowing the world and the Spirit to speak, cultivating attention that opens us to truth, beauty, and love.
Poetry: After the Alarm
I woke to early autumn air, a cold pool upon which I float in my four-poster bed. . . .
Rediscovering Childlike Wonder: The Profound Allegory of "The Little Prince"
An analysis of The Little Prince, exploring its themes of childlike wonder, love, ego, and spiritual transformation through humility and imagination.
Video: Judith Wolfe on Eschatology and Christian Hope | Walk & Talk
A conversation tracing the development of Christian eschatology from New Testament hope to institutional doctrine, touching on art and philosophy as expressed by figures such as Dante and C.S. Lewis. Philosophical theologian Judith Wolfe reminds us that eschatology explores what is ultimately true for individuals and the world.
Audio: The Man from Narnia
J.I. Packer reflects on C.S. Lewis’s life, imagination, and faith, exploring how his experiences shaped The Chronicles of Narnia and how the dynamic between author, reader, and story invites us into deeper understanding and wonder.
A Faithful Presence at the Intersection of Faith, Fashion & Academia
Fashion meets faith in Fiona Dieffenbacher’s journey—exploring embodiment, identity, and the soul through style, Scripture, and scholarship.
The Saint John’s Bible Heritage Edition at Regent College: Ancient Art for the Modern Era
In this piece, The Saint Johns Bible Heritage Program shares the story behind a remarkable work of art, biblical interpretation, and creative engagement with Christian tradition.
Poetry: You’ve Made Your Bed
A poetic lens on Isaiah 28 reveals pride, fear, and the nearness of God's true rest.
Video: Joy Marie Clarkson on Popular Culture and Faith | Walk & Talk
An interview on how art, literature, and metaphor shape spiritual formation. Clarkson explores how engagement with popular and classical works deepens moral imagination, reorients our view of death, and cultivates attention, empathy, and hope.
Will There Be AI Zombie Songs in Heaven?
Human creativity reflects divine design and personal growth; unlike AI-generated art, true art stems from soul, struggle, and transformation.
Poetry: Genesis
Rainbows are rare here because they require both rain and a low-angled, unobscured sun...
The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art
Religion has shaped modern art, yet art history often ignores it. This article urges deeper study of theology’s hidden role in contemporary art.
The New Jerusalem
A multicultural tapestry reimagines the New Jerusalem as a familiar, earthly city where God's Spirit weaves together diverse cultures in sacred unity.
"Music for the Brain and Booty"
Snarky Puppy’s music blends groove, intellect, and community, resisting reductionist views of humanity. Rooted in gospel, it unites body and spirit, revealing transcendence through deep human experience and offering a vision of the image of God made whole.
Stanley’s “Holy Box”
Stanley Spencer’s “holy box”—the Sandham Memorial Chapel—honours WWI soldiers with art that blends the sacred and the everyday. His vivid Resurrection paintings portray embodied, joyful renewal—revealing hope, holiness, and divine presence in ordinary life and human suffering.
Video: Art, Conflict and Healing: Case Studies from Northern Ireland, China and Ukraine
This lecture explores contemporary artists—Bogside Artists, Ai Weiwei, and Ukrainian creators—whose powerful works respond to conflict and oppression.