Is Church Still a Curator of Culture?

There was a time when the church was considered to be the central curator of the community’s cultural identity. The architecture, stained glass, music, and other artifacts represented the values of the culture, both spiritual and aesthetic.

But a couple of things happened. First, our communities began to disperse, to mobilize and spread out. The idea of a town square in local community gave way to interstate highway systems. We became more independence-minded and ventured out away from our families of origin. As such, the hub that was the community church became less and less central to daily social life.

In addition, our relationship to art has changed dramatically in the past few decades…

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