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✨New from ChinaSource Journal 🎨 How does the church move from simply being heard to truly being seen? In "From “Being Heard” to “Being Seen”: How Art and Aesthetic Education Shape the Perceptual Capacity of Public Theology," Sheng-Yu Peng challenges the church to think beyond having a public voice. He argues that art, beauty, and aesthetic formation shape how Christians perceive others—and how the world perceives the church. Rather than treating art as merely decorative or evangelistic, Peng invites us to see it as essential to cultivating empathy, justice, hospitality, and faithful public witness. ✨ As he writes, the question isn't only whether the church can speak—but what kind of face does the church present in public? 📖 Read the article: https://lnkd.in/eHsz2Mp6 💬 What role do you think beauty, art, and creativity should play in the church's witness to the world? #ChinaSource #ChinaSourceJournal #PublicTheology #ChineseChurch #Christianity #FaithAndCulture #TheologicalAesthetics #ArtAndFaith