A Renaissance of the Christian Imagination
A Renaissance of the Christian Imagination
The Anselm Society exists to help Christians remember who they are; to cultivate a deep awareness of their relationship to the Great Story, and to bring that awareness home to their families and churches. Explore below to get to know us, or find what you’re looking for.
Click here for our writing, podcast, and video page, including excellent content from our friends and partners! (Or click here to explore writing or editing for us!)
Matt interviews Rachel Shinnick, author of YA Fiction novel Moon Thief, discussing what led Rachel to writing her first novel, how she saw God working in the process, and the various trials of getting published for the first time.
We need like-minded communities to best serve both the church and the world.
Louisiana-born Caroline Williams has a recipe for slowing down to savor the beauty of in-between
What makes a good literature remix? What makes a bad one? And what is it about some classic stories that compel us to keep remixing and retelling them over and over?
Matt, Mandy, and Christina discuss Disney movie live-action reboots and whether any (or perhaps some) of the reboots are justified.
Matt and his wife, Danielle, interview fellow Anselm Arts Guild member Amy Lee and discuss Amy's new book "This Homeward Ache" and discuss what it means that God has set eternity in the hearts of man and how longing influences our lives.
What to read? What to sip while reading? Annie Nardone answers both questions in this piece on how to pair books and beverages.
Amy Lee shares the story of the impact of the Guild on the lives around her.
A threefold theology of how to fix our relationship with material reality.
Paintings, sculptures, and murals once pointed to godliness, says scholar John Skillen. Could it happen again?
Matt, Christina, and Evangeline discuss the concept of limitations as artists. While limitless possibilities may seem like what is needed to create, perhaps the best way to create is not boundless possibilities, but limits.
Evangeline and her brother Dr. John Case Tompkins sit down with Brandy Vallance to discuss symbols and symbolic language and their relationship with the Christian imagination.
Matt talks with writer G Connor Salter about his recent article on the classic book and movie The Princess Bride.
By sacrificing his life, what can the “Boy Who Lived” teach us about mastering death?
Matt, Mandy, and Evangeline discuss cynicism in literature and what makes the difference between a good cynical story and a bad cynical story.
Christina and Evangeline chat with A.D. Rhine (Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson), the writer duo behind the novel Horses of Fire.
Matt interviews Sarah Arthur about her first YA Fiction book, Once a Queen, as they discuss the intersection between faith and great literature.
The Anselm Society’s executive director, Brian Brown, was a guest on The Habit Podcast with Jonathan Rogers, to discuss how our creativity relates to God’s.
Matt, Christina, and Evangeline discuss how artists can most beneficially give and take feedback from other artists.
For creative Christians, art
embodies worship. But how
do they make that work
when life blocks creativity?
Matt sits down to talk with Austin Freeman to talk all things J.R.R. Tolkien and Lord of the Rings.
Clearing up one of the biggest misconceptions about what we’re doing here.
Evangeline, Mandy, and Christina discuss how to handle writing the right story at the wrong time.
All earthly Christmases
disappoint us, but hiver,
the Eve of Everything,
can sweeten the bitterness
of winter with fresh hope.
Christina, Mandy, and Matt discuss fasting in feasting, their relationship to one another, and their relationship to the Christian tradition and liturgical calendar.
Evangeline sits down with YA author and founder of Owl's Nest Publishers K.B. Hoyle to talk about teenagers, young adult literature, and the "bildungsroman," the coming-of-age story.
Matt, Mandy, and Evangeline discuss the question, “Why can’t people just be friends in literature?”
See what we’ve got coming up.
See what we’ve got coming up.
Visit our events page for more details, clips from past events, and our video archive. Contact us to inquire about getting involved, or attending our next team breakfast to meet us.
Get connected and become a part of our community.
Get connected and become a part of our community.
Who makes up the Anselm Society? Christians who are longing for something more, and want to dive deeper into the wonder and beauty of God. Writers, visual artists, and performing artists who want to connect their art and their faith so that they build each other up. And churches that want to serve them all better with the resources of Christian wisdom. Whether you live near us in Colorado Springs or not, there are ways to be strengthened by, and contribute to, our creative community.
Not sure where to start? Attend an event if you’re local, or just email us; we can meet over coffee or Zoom and get you started one way or another!
Our entire team is made up of volunteers—writers and photographers, project managers and event hosts, cooks and musicians. Learn how you can join our team!