Exhibiting artist Marcus Clarke is joined by Professor Peter Fritz of the Religious Studies department to discuss the intersections of contemporary art, religion, and theology in society today.

​​Currently on view in Impetus: Visual Arts Faculty 2026, Clarke’s work explores the challenge of creating art that explores religion today, balancing belief, sentimentality, and criticism. Focusing on American Christianity and its varied forms, including Pentecostal worship, megachurch aesthetics, and Catholic devotional traditions, Clarke investigates the spectacle and theatricality of religious rituals.

At Holy Cross, Fritz teaches a wide variety of courses in Catholic and Protestant theology, modern history of Christianity, Catholic social thought, and courses in theological aesthetics and theology and contemporary art.