The Work Of John Kinkade's Christian Art

The work of "Christian" artists such as Kinkade should pass even more scrutiny - they are not held, by the public, to the same standards as others. Their biggest downfall is representing the world, in all of its resplendent pain, awash in the promise of Heaven; in light of the earthly reality wallowing in brokenness, this promise dissolves to ashes. The sugary world they portray is ancillary, all that matters is the avoidance of the depraved world of reality. Is this a way which Christians can live? We are to engage the world, not slide soundly into saccharine dreams to wait for the brokenness to be washed away!

Works not by “Christian” artists, but evocative of Christian beliefs, should be viewed in full context. The title of “Christian art”