Informing the Inklings: George MacDonald & the Victorian Roots of Modern Fantasy Magdalen College, Oxford, 13 – 15 August 2014 The “Inklings,” an Oxford group that included C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield, and Charles Williams, has long been recognized as…
Greetings from St Andrews, Transpositions and the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA). As you may well know, Transpositions began in the summer of 2010 when a group of students in ITIA started discussing how they might bring…
Call for Papers: Edited Volume The Inklings and King Arthur edited by Sørina Higgins OVERVIEW: The recent publication of The Fall of Arthur, an unfinished poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, revealed a startling aspect of the legendarium. The key is found in notes…
With the recent publication of The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology,[1] it is fair to say that there is a renewed interest in natural theology, and not just in the realm of analytic philosophy. In fact, only one of the…
Sacred Art: A Spiritual Affair? a conference organised by Arts & Spirituality Ireland 19 October 2013 | Dublin, Ireland Please email ASI to register. Arts & Spirituality Ireland (ASI) will present a one day conference, ‘Sacred Art: A Spiritual Affair?’…
That the “poetic imagination” can capture a knowledge and truth in its own right has often been noted throughout the ages. In ancient Greece, Plato stated that “Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.” Christian poets too have honored poetry…
As we pursue our aim to bring the conversation of theology and the arts to a broader audience, we’d like to make you aware of several upcoming changes here at Transpositions. Changes to The Team With Professor Trevor Hart transitioning from St…
From the Editors: Transpositions will be taking a brief break over the summer. We will resume our regular posting schedule on Monday 19th August. In the meantime, enjoy your summer reading! _________________ Image credit: Cole Matson
Saint Louis University announces a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation to explore the subject of intellectual humility. The project will focus on a variety of philosophical and theological issues relevant to the topic of intellectual humility, including: virtue epistemology;…