Exploring Art as a Spiritual Path to Meaning and Interfaith Understanding
Date and time: Tuesdays, April 7-May 12 from 7-8 pm Central on Zoom
Cost: $79 Regular, $39 Student (sliding-scale/pay what you can option available as well)
Meaning-Full Expression: An Interfaith Exploration Through the Arts is a six-week virtual course sponsored by Process & Faith, SPARKS, the Center for Process Studies’ arts collective, and The Interfaith Center.
Taught by Jay McDaniel with guest artists from diverse faith traditions, the course explores how art can become a vital space where spirituality, meaning, and lived experience meet.
Grounded in process philosophy/theology, the series emphasizes engaging the heart as well as the mind, inviting participants to encounter art as a way of discovering meaning and interfaith understanding. Each one-hour session weaves together artist presentations, immersive engagement with an art piece, guided reflection, and dialogue that connects artistic practice with interfaith wisdom and process thought.
Course Outline
SESSION 1 – Hindu Perspectives: Kuchipudi Dance with Shruthi Dubbaka
SESSION 2 – Christian Perspectives: Photographs and Poetic Prayer with Lisa Thorpe
SESSION 3 – Jewish Perspectives: Poetry with Carol Rose
SESSION 4 – Buddhist Perspectives: Painting with Adrianne Smith
SESSION 5 – Muslim Perspectives: Digital Calligraphy with Ahmet Arduc
SESSION 6 – Chinese Perspectives: Classical Chinese Aesthetics with Dr. Meijun Fan
For full course details and registration, visit the course registration page.