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Friday
August
28
2026
Opening Reception / Artist Talk: Isaac Lin
Spend an evening with artist: Isaac Lin and the most recent installation for The Aesthetics of Shalom.
The reception will include a conversation and Q&A with Isaac about the piece, the process, and the throughlines that animate their work.
There will wine. There will be cheese. Join us!
The reception will include a conversation and Q&A with Isaac about the piece, the process, and the throughlines that animate their work.
There will wine. There will be cheese. Join us!
Saturday
September
12
2026
Artist Parish – The Aesthetics of Certainty
Matters of aesthetics are matters of formation. Aesthetics guide how we perceive, what we value, and what we recognize as worthy of our time, care, and protection: an often-unexamined lens through which we see and understand our world. If this is true, then aesthetics and the arts emerge as fundamental to formation—vital for understanding ourselves and our time, what we’re called towards and what we’re called to stand against.
Join us as we seek to develop a clearer understanding of the aesthetic systems shaping us as 21st-century Americans—power, efficiency, progress, certainty, legacy—and in response pursue aesthetic models that support an alternative vision of life and the world—one engendering peacemaking and the flourishing of the earth and of neighbor.
The Aesthetics of Certainty: The Aesthetics of Shalom (Pt.12)
Topics:
3:30-5:00
Place:
Resurrection Philadelphia
123 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
Parking:
Liberty Place Garage (between 16th & 17th and Market & Chestnut). Parking passes provided.
(Please contact Joshua Stamper at joshua@re-echo.org with any questions.)
Join us as we seek to develop a clearer understanding of the aesthetic systems shaping us as 21st-century Americans—power, efficiency, progress, certainty, legacy—and in response pursue aesthetic models that support an alternative vision of life and the world—one engendering peacemaking and the flourishing of the earth and of neighbor.
The Aesthetics of Certainty: The Aesthetics of Shalom (Pt.12)
Topics:
- Questions and Answers
- No Exit No Entry
- Control and the Unknown
- Shalom in response
3:30-5:00
Place:
Resurrection Philadelphia
123 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
Parking:
Liberty Place Garage (between 16th & 17th and Market & Chestnut). Parking passes provided.
(Please contact Joshua Stamper at joshua@re-echo.org with any questions.)
Thursday
September
24
–
26
2026
Presence and Mystery: A Re:Echo Symposium on Art and Flourishing
Re-Echo Arts and Resurrection Philadelphia are thrilled to announce Presence and Mystery: a Re:Echo Symposium on Art and Flourishing, September 24–26 in Philadelphia, PA.
Join philosopher James K.A. Smith, theologian Natalie Carnes, filmmaker Ben Stamper, and film historian Joe Kickasola for an inspiring exploration of the surprising relationship between art and mysticism; unknowing as spiritual and creative practice; and how the embrace of mystery restores us to the world—a ‘re-enchantment’ vital to our formation and flourishing.
These stimulating lectures and discussions expand on themes at the heart of Re:Echo’s 2026 project, The Aesthetics of Shalom.
Presence and Mystery will also include the premiere of a new film by Ben Stamper, the inaugural Re:Echo Journal Literary Salon, and the release concert for The Divine Dark – Vol. II. Finally, Re:Echo artists will provide guided tours through the rich and unique arts offerings of Philadelphia.
Makers of all kinds, thinkers, art-lovers, or simply the art-curious: all are warmly invited!
Register here: re-echo.org/2026-conference
Program forthcoming.
Saturday
October
17
2026
Artist Parish – The Aesthetics of Shalom: Waiting
Matters of aesthetics are matters of formation. Aesthetics guide how we perceive, what we value, and what we recognize as worthy of our time, care, and protection: an often-unexamined lens through which we see and understand our world. If this is true, then aesthetics and the arts emerge as fundamental to formation—vital for understanding ourselves and our time, what we’re called towards and what we’re called to stand against.
Join us as we seek to develop a clearer understanding of the aesthetic systems shaping us as 21st-century Americans—power, efficiency, progress, certainty, legacy—and in response pursue aesthetic models that support an alternative vision of life and the world—one engendering peacemaking and the flourishing of the earth and of neighbor.
The Aesthetics of Shalom (Pt. 13)
Topics:
- Trust and the Unknown
3:30-5:00
Place:
Resurrection Philadelphia
123 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
Parking:
Liberty Place Garage (between 16th & 17th and Market & Chestnut). Parking passes provided.
(Please contact Joshua Stamper at joshua@re-echo.org with any questions.)
Sunday
October
25
2026
‘mid the steep sky’s commotion – Joshua Stamper, performed by The Crossing
The Presbyterian Church Of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118, USA
4pm: preconcert talk
5pm: concert
Tickets and more information: https://crossingchoir.org/events/2026-27/time
5pm: concert
Tickets and more information: https://crossingchoir.org/events/2026-27/time
Friday
October
30
2026
Opening Reception / Artist Talk: Kingdomtide
Resurrection Philadelphia, 123 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
Each artwork commissioned for The Aesthetics of Shalom is paired with a significant holiday in the liturgical calendar.
The reception will include a conversation and Q&A about the piece.
There will wine. There will be cheese. Join us!
The reception will include a conversation and Q&A about the piece.
There will wine. There will be cheese. Join us!
Saturday
November
14
2026
Artist Parish – The Aesthetics of Shalom: Presence
Matters of aesthetics are matters of formation. Aesthetics guide how we perceive, what we value, and what we recognize as worthy of our time, care, and protection: an often-unexamined lens through which we see and understand our world. If this is true, then aesthetics and the arts emerge as fundamental to formation—vital for understanding ourselves and our time, what we’re called towards and what we’re called to stand against.
Join us as we seek to develop a clearer understanding of the aesthetic systems shaping us as 21st-century Americans—power, efficiency, progress, certainty, legacy—and in response pursue aesthetic models that support an alternative vision of life and the world—one engendering peacemaking and the flourishing of the earth and of neighbor.
The Aesthetics of Shalom (Pt. 14)
Topics:
3:30-5:00
Place:
Resurrection Philadelphia
123 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
Parking:
Liberty Place Garage (between 16th & 17th and Market & Chestnut). Parking passes provided.
(Please contact Joshua Stamper at joshua@re-echo.org with any questions.)
Join us as we seek to develop a clearer understanding of the aesthetic systems shaping us as 21st-century Americans—power, efficiency, progress, certainty, legacy—and in response pursue aesthetic models that support an alternative vision of life and the world—one engendering peacemaking and the flourishing of the earth and of neighbor.
The Aesthetics of Shalom (Pt. 14)
Topics:
- Courage and the Unknown
3:30-5:00
Place:
Resurrection Philadelphia
123 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
Parking:
Liberty Place Garage (between 16th & 17th and Market & Chestnut). Parking passes provided.
(Please contact Joshua Stamper at joshua@re-echo.org with any questions.)
Friday
December
4
2026
Opening Reception / Artist Talk: Advent
Resurrection Philadelphia, 123 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
Each artwork commissioned for The Aesthetics of Shalom is paired with a significant holiday in the liturgical calendar.
The reception will include a conversation and Q&A about the piece.
There will wine. There will be cheese. Join us!
The reception will include a conversation and Q&A about the piece.
There will wine. There will be cheese. Join us!
Saturday
December
19
2026
Artist Parish – The Aesthetics of Shalom: Sabbath
Matters of aesthetics are matters of formation. Aesthetics guide how we perceive, what we value, and what we recognize as worthy of our time, care, and protection: an often-unexamined lens through which we see and understand our world. If this is true, then aesthetics and the arts emerge as fundamental to formation—vital for understanding ourselves and our time, what we’re called towards and what we’re called to stand against.
Join us as we seek to develop a clearer understanding of the aesthetic systems shaping us as 21st-century Americans—power, efficiency, progress, certainty, legacy—and in response pursue aesthetic models that support an alternative vision of life and the world—one engendering peacemaking and the flourishing of the earth and of neighbor.
The Aesthetics of Shalom (Pt. 15)
Topics:
3:30-5:00
Place:
Resurrection Philadelphia
123 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
Parking:
Liberty Place Garage (between 16th & 17th and Market & Chestnut). Parking passes provided.
(Please contact Joshua Stamper at joshua@re-echo.org with any questions.)
Join us as we seek to develop a clearer understanding of the aesthetic systems shaping us as 21st-century Americans—power, efficiency, progress, certainty, legacy—and in response pursue aesthetic models that support an alternative vision of life and the world—one engendering peacemaking and the flourishing of the earth and of neighbor.
The Aesthetics of Shalom (Pt. 15)
Topics:
- Rest: Defining Our Terms
- A Palace In Time
3:30-5:00
Place:
Resurrection Philadelphia
123 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
Parking:
Liberty Place Garage (between 16th & 17th and Market & Chestnut). Parking passes provided.
(Please contact Joshua Stamper at joshua@re-echo.org with any questions.)
Sunday
January
3
2027
Re:Echo Journal – Epiphany Literary Salon
Join us for our second literary salon celebrating the publication of Re:Echo Journal – Issue 2! Details forthcoming.