the Empathy List #142: And now for something completely different... (Um, we made a podcast)

Listen to the trailer of "KNOCK AT THE SKY: A Creative Journey" for a glimpse into one artist couple's creative collaboration.

Hello friend, Liz here.

In this time of tremendous cultural upheaval, I keep asking myself, what good is art? What is it for? Would our time be better spent in the halls of government than in libraries and galleries?

Perhaps.

But I believe art is the emotional engine that changes minds and hearts. Art teaches empathy and broadens our thinking. Art allows us to see beyond our small squares of existence, providing a broader vision of the human experience.

In other words, do we need art now? Hell yeah!!!

In fact, I do not think we can make it through the next four years without good art. Art will buoy us, will encourage us toward protest and action, and will cultivate intention and thoughtfulness within us even when the political cycles only threaten to inspire rage and doom.

We especially need anti-authoritarian, inclusive, arms-wide open religious art, my friends! This counter narrative about Jesus that I hope to convey in my writing is the way I plan to fight Christian fascism.

With a…