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.

Review: Joy by George Bernanos

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 characters. I do not mean ‘good’ here as in high quality, complex characters, but rather, morally…

If I Believe You: Agnostic Songs to Jesus

A hush descends over the room. The silence is only interrupted by the whirring of a machine sending curled fingers of smoke onto the pale-pink illuminated stage. With hands clasped and eyes closed, the lines of closely huddled bodies sway…