Jenn Craft, Author at Transpositions

Jenn Craft

Jennifer Allen Craft is a regular contributor at Transpositions. Jenn is from southwest Georgia (think swamp, red clay, peanuts, and gnats) and holds a B. A. in Biblical Studies and Humanities from Atlanta Christian College and an M.Litt. in Theology, Imagination and the Arts from St. Andrews. She is currently working on a PhD on the theological significance of place with special attention to the role of the arts in the way we make and identify with places.

Theology10 July, 2010

Where Does our Service Lie?: The Christian Artist and the Church (Part 1)

By Jenn Craft

How are Christian artists meant to relate to the church? This is a question that has plagued us for centuries, and I definitely don’t…

Church, Community, Place and Community Art3 July, 2010

Christianity, Creation, and Art

By Jenn Craft

For the poet, essayist, and farmer Wendell Berry, people’s relationship with land and community is of utmost religious significance. This is especially important as…

Artists, Painting26 June, 2010

The Calling of Christian Artistry: A Quick Look at Howard Finster

By Jenn Craft

When I lived in Atlanta, I would keep a membership to the High Museum of Art, that way if was ever bored in the…

Books and Scholarship, Community, Creativity, Criticism and Philosophy19 June, 2010

The Value of (Art)Work

By Jenn Craft

Political philosopher…turned mechanic…turned New York Times Bestseller? That’s Matthew B. Crawford for you. His book Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value…