What is Pagus

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Pagus Logo There has always been a place where men have been afraid to go. In a previous time, this place was marked on a map with the warning, "Here do be monsters". It was called the Pagus. The Pagus was home to those in the outlying regions of the Roman empire, and therefore beyond the influence of the Church. The people of the Pagus were considered to be inferior in culture, religion, and education, but it was here some of the greatest expressions of Christianity would be created.

The Pagus of today is still full of mystery and danger but also great promise. For it is in this region that the artist, poet and musician typically reside, the same people who once provided Christianity with its strongest voice. It is for this reason we have chosen the name of Pagus.

For us the name Pagus represents two distinct oppurtunities we chose to embrace:

  1. The first opportunity is the chance to engage the artistic community in conversation, and provide an enviroment where they are free to explore and express their beliefs.
  2. The second is to prepare the Church to engage in the conversation by increasing their knowledge and experience of their professed faith.

Historically, it was the presence of the artist that allowed the message of Scripture to be known in its most profound form. Beginning with the Hebrew artist, Bezalel, continuing through the illuminated manuscripts of the Celtic monks, and the work of modern artists of today it is the artist that enabled humanity to have a deeper relationship with God.

Pagus is dedicated to reaffirming the atrist's role in the expression and experience of faith. We believe that God was the original atrist, revealing His wisdom and nature in creation, as stated in Scripture. We believe that God confirms humanity's role of continuing revelation throught the gift of inspiration. We believe history and the Bible demonstrate inspiration can be uniquely and powerfully manifested by the artist. We believe the artist has a great gift to offer the Church both in continued revelation of God and by articulating the hopes and fears of our culture.

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