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138. Van Gogh
Season 12 · Episode 9

138. Van Gogh

Undeceptions with John Dickson

September 15, 20241h 2m

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Show Notes

Artists have used their tools not just to capture beauty and transcendence, but also the essence of what it means to be human. 

In this episode, we learn from history's greatest artists about loss, hope, the ugly, and the sublime.

What lessons can we take from these broken artists? What might their observations about the world tell us about God?

  • (04:39) - - Creations and experiences
  • (12:55) - - Albert Bierstadat
  • (16:09) - - Artemisia Gentileschi
  • (23:03) - - Vincent Van Gogh
  • (33:18) - - The Yellow House and the Ear episode
  • (42:32) - - Van Gogh and faith
  • (50:18) - - Five Minute Jesus
  • (55:06) - - Transcendence

Topics

religionhistoryChristianityJesusancientapologeticsfaithethicscultureJohn DicksonBiblebiblical studiestheologyChristian historyphilosophyscience and faithmoralitysocial capitalethics in societyhistorical Jesusresurrectionmiraclesancient Romeancient Greececlassicsliterature