Joy Clarkson

Joy is a PhD candidate in the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA) at the University of St Andrews. Her research interests include portrayals of exile in literature, the progression of the idea of redemptive suffering in George MacDonald’s novels, and the articulation of desire and fulfilment in popular music.

Literature, Reviews15 December, 2017

Review: Joy by George Bernanos

By Joy Clarkson

George Bernanos. Joy. Introduction and Notes by Andrew T.J. Kaethler. Tacoma, WA: Cluny Media, 2017. 340 pp. £13.57/ $17.95 It is difficult to portray good…

Articles3 July, 2017

Javert Derailed: A Journey Toward the Unexpected

By Joy Clarkson

If you had told me a year ago that I would write a play and get to see it performed in London in front…

Articles, Music, Pop Culture, Theology1 May, 2017

If I Believe You: Agnostic Songs to Jesus

By Joy Clarkson

A hush descends over the room. The silence is only interrupted by the whirring of a machine sending curled fingers of smoke onto the…