Column Archives

WITH

Matthew J. Milliner

Material Mysticism is devoted to Christian spirituality as it intersects with physical stuff: contemporary art, art history, matter, practice, and place. Each month, through articles and interviews, this contemplative vernissage explores the surprising solidity of spiritual life: the thrilling collision of theology with things.

Recent Installments

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The Perfect Mirror

How I broke AI (and how it almost broke me).
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On Christ and Coral

A prayer 500 million years in the making.
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Evangelicalism: A Love Story

A salacious tell-all of quiet, unflashy faithfulness.
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Salvation by Dread Alone

Reckoning at Chaco Canyon.
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Decoy Enlightenment

An interview with Ashley Lande on psychedelics and Christianity.
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Julian for Everyone

Norwich and the gospel of grace.
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Boundary Waters

Exploring a great northern “monastery,” and a metaphor for mysticism.

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Recommendations

Martin Laird’s trilogy, Into the Silent Land, A Sunlit Absence, An Ocean of Light
Addison Hodges Hart’s instructive substack, The Pragmatic Mystic
James Finley’s disarming podcast, Turning to the Mystics
Image journal, Ekstasis magazine, Dappled Things
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
Bridge Projects

About the Author

Matthew J. Milliner

Matthew J. Milliner is professor of art history at Wheaton College. He is the author of The Everlasting People (InterVarsity Press, 2021) and Mother of the Lamb (Fortress Press, 2022).

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