Gordon's student literary magazine, The Idiom, wishes for this session to be a chance to take a closer look at what goes into The Idiom and what it means to us. Some of the students who were published this year will share and read from their work, followed by an open discussion. A lot of the pieces in this edition are prayerful and reflective, which is the kind of writing that slows you down and makes you think. In that way, we think it connects naturally to this year's theme of Beauty and Justice, since literature has a way of holding both at once. We'll also talk about some of the recent changes The Idiom has gone through as a publication and what direction it's heading. This grows out of the real work students are doing here at Gordon, both in and out of the classroom, and we're excited to share it with the broader community.
The Senior Art Showcase Sneak Peek is a unique opportunity to hear from current art seniors about their artistic process for their thesis presentation. The Sneak Peek features short process presentations from each senior. The session will be followed by a short time for questions and answers. This presentation showcases the seniors' work-in-progress as they live out their pursuit of both beauty and justice as artists of faith in real-time. While the seniors' work is not finalized, this showcase will provide an extensive and exciting preview of their process, inspiration, and studio work. All are welcome to this sneak peek. Come with curious questions, ready to dive into your peers' artistic and conceptual process as they prepare to display their artwork in May!
“How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?”
The Bible is full of hard questions like these. One of the unfortunate truths about living in a broken world is that we will inevitably experience suffering and injustice. Lament, the act of crying out to God in the midst of grief, is an inherently Christian practice. Lament opens the door to the uncomfortable tension between love and loss. It is a space where grief and hope coexist. So we’d like to invite you all to enter that space with us!Join us for a staged reading and feedback session of our devised play “But, Yet”, centered around the concept of Christian Lament.
