The Faith and Culture Project recognizes the powerful medium of the popular arts as a revelation of the realities of the human condition, including its beauty and truth, by seeking to engage with popular culture and to discern the positive and negative messages woven within culture as they relate either directly or indirectly to the Christian faith.
This process is accomplished by equipping our community with the tools and experiences necessary through conversations, artists, performances, and discussions of art from a wide variety of genres. Currently, Crossroads is on a three year cycle focusing on music, film, and literature.
Later in the week, David Dark, author of "The Sacredness of Questioning Everything," "Everyday Apocalypse: The Sacred Revealed in Radiohead," "The Simpsons, and Other Pop Culture Icons" and "The Gospel According To America: A Meditation on a God-blessed, Christ-haunted Idea," will address the students and community members in a series of convocations.
On Thursday morning at 11:00 A.M. in Gaither Chapel, Rev. Tony Sayer, pastor of the Abernethy United Methodist Church in Asheville, will deliver the week's chapel message, entitled "What Now?" This chapel and many of the convocations are free and open to the public -- the college welcomes our local community to be involved in the Crossroads events this week as we take a closer look at the intersection of faith and literature together. For more information about any of these events, contact Michael Dechane at mdechane@montreat.edu or 669.8012 ext. 3778.