R. Wesley Hurd
Wes Hurd founded McKenzie Study Center in 1979. Wes is a tutor at Gutenberg College and the director of Art Project, an institute of Gutenberg College. He has an M.A. in biblical studies, a Ph.D. in educational policy, and an M.F.A. in painting. His teaching focuses on worldview issues, especially in the arts. You can view Dr. Hurd's recent art work at weshurd.com.
Articles
- Thoughts on Art and Its Making. Explores the definition, language, process, and effect of art. (1/09)
- Holding the Truth. Discusses how Christians should hold their beliefs in a culture "allergic" to truth. (9/05)
- Gaining One's Soul. Explores our culture's and the Bible's view of the soul. (8/06)
- Why the Parables?
Reflections on True Understanding. Explores why Jesus taught through parables and stories. (9/07) - Is Our Humanity Showing?. Reflects on how the behavior of Christians often contributes to a negative view of Christianity. (1/05)
- Becoming Sinners. Explores how self-satisfaction and self-righteous religiosity impede understanding and accepting the truth of our sinfulness. (5/04)
- Christians & Serious Art. Discusses the nature of fine art and the challenges for the Christian artist. (6/03)
- Desiring Truth. Discusses what an individual's response to truth signifies. (8/02)
- McKenzie Study Center & Gutenberg College. Describes the relationship between Gutenberg College and the MSC and Art Project ministries. (9/01)
- Seekers, Truth, & Fulfillment. Asks whether we can find a vision of life that is true. (4/01)
- Futility. (Ecclesiastes) Explores the dark, realistic vision of life found in Ecclesiastics. (1/96)
- The New Spirituality. Highlights the difference between the "new" spirituality and the biblical view of spirituality. (3/00)
- Schindler's List. Reflects on the significance of Spielberg's film to the baby-boom generation. (3/94)
- Artistic Calling in the Church. Defends the legitimacy of art as a calling for believers. (8/93)
- After Virtue. Portrays the departure of the ideal of virtue from the arts and popular culture. (2/95)
- Art and Modern Art. Considers how modern art speaks and what it is saying about the human condition. (1/91)
- The Artful in Us All. Describes the inevitable place of art in human experience and the challenge of Christian artmaking. (6/97)
- McKenzie Study Center. Narrates the history of MSC and the distinctives which characterize it. (7/95)
- Being Between. Examines the ambiguous nature of the believer's experience in this life. (6/99)
- Me and My Worldview. Illuminates the concept of a worldview and why it is important. (9/96)
- Postmodernism. Explains the nature and impact of postmodernism. (6/98)
- Culture. Explores the challenges and opportunities of living in a particular culture. (1/99)
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