Review: Stealing the Mystic Lamb
A Review of Noah Charney, Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World’s Most Coveted Masterpiece. New York, Public Affairs, 2010. When…
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Domestic Arts and a Sense of Place
The new feminism of the mid-20th century brought several opportunities and expectations for women. Among them was the idea that women no longer had…
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Encountering God Through Art: Some Issues
Often on this blog, we have talked about ways in which the arts might help us encounter God. In this, my last regular post…
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Environmental Art and a New Creation: Marlene Creates’ Art of Place
Environmental art has become commonplace in today’s art world. Where we have constant threat to species survival, unpredictable weather patterns, or overuse of resources,…
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Art of Collaboration (part II): practical approaches to collaboration in theology and the arts
We outline ta vision for scholarly collaboration, and offer some practical considerations to keep in mind when approaching a collaborative process in theology and the arts.
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Where Mortals Dwell: A Review
While the scholarly study of place is becoming increasingly more common, there is still comparatively little theological work published on the topic. Craig Bartholomew’s…
Read MorePlacemaking through the Arts
A couple of weeks ago, Sara reflected on the importance of culture-making to our experience of place. She said, “I want to suggest that…
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Introducing Art Appreciation Week
Transpositions will be devoting the next week to Art Appreciation! Together with some guest contributors, we’ll be exploring what it means to “appreciate” art,…
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The Cotton Patch Gospel: Translation In and Out of Context
There have been many translations of the Bible, one of the most famous being The King James Version, for which Transpositions is celebrating its…
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