When one brings up religion, something in the air changes. This project was birthed out of a desire to take those air measurements. It brought me to the intersection of two questions: First, what are the perceptions of the modern-day…
‘There really is no such thing as Art. There are only artists.’ [1] With these two provocative little sentences, E.H. Gombrich begins his famed book, The Story of Art. It is a surprising way to begin a relatively comprehensive guide to…
Editor’s note: We are very pleased to present the second part of an interview with distinguished artist Penny Warden. In the first part, she discussed her personal journey to become a practicing artist and the role of religious art in…
Editor’s note: We are very pleased to present the first part of an interview with distinguished artist Penny Warden. In this first part, she discusses her own journey to become a practicing artist and the role of religious art in…
EDITOR’S NOTE: As a preview to the format for Transpositions’ Friday posts in the coming Martinmas semester 2018, this ‘review’ summarises and further reflects on a meaningful seminar presentation in the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA) during the…
Editor’s Note: In our effort to explore the intersection between practical and theoretical expressions of theology and the arts, Transpositions features contemporary artists who infuse their work with theological reflection. In our latest installment, Senior Editor Brett H Speakman interviews singer-songwriter Dave…
RESURRECTION LETTERS, VOLUME I Andrew Peterson Centricity Music, 2018 While the death and resurrection of Jesus has been the subject of intense biblical and historical enquiry throughout the history of Christianity, many theologians have observed the ways that these events…
RESURRECTION LETTERS: PROLOGUE Andrew Peterson Centricity Music, 2018 For those individuals who are unfamiliar with his work, Andrew Peterson is a type of artistic Renaissance Man. In addition to the acclaim that he has received as a singer-songwriter [His albums…
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, ‘Sing us one…