We Can Do Better: A Reply to John Starke
You may have noticed that The Gospel Coalition has recently produced videos and blog posts that explore the relationship between Christianity and the arts….
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Art, Incarnation and the Human Body
From Christmas to the Corpus Christi, the liturgical year keeps on reminding us about how the Word of God has assumed a human nature….
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Wounded for Our Visual Transgressions…
Good art opens the mind and emotions. It stretches one’s perspective, questions one’s beliefs, agitates apathy, and invites one to explore the mysterious. It…
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Why Christians Need Comedy
I love comedy. And by ‘comedy’, I don’t mean a happy ending; I mean humour, funny, jokes, hilarity, ridiculous, etc. If you ask me…
Read MoreMything the Point: Why Some Stories Strike True and Others Fall Short [Part One]
Have you ever noticed how some stories make a deep impression on certain people yet fail to make a dent in others? You know…
Read MoreDorothy L. Sayers on the Contemplative Vocation of the Artist
One of my favourite pieces of writing by Dorothy L. Sayers is her 1946 letter exchange with C.S. Lewis.[1] Lewis wrote to Sayers inviting…
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What Would Jesus Tweet? A Response to #CNMAC11
Over the weekend, Anna and I had the opportunity to take part in the Christian New Media Awards and Conference. Transpositions was nominated and…
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Comparing Divine and Artistic Creativity (Part IV): The Relational Imago Dei
We have now arrived at the fourth installment of our series on comparing divine and artistic creativity. In previous posts, Part II and Part…
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Art Appreciation in the Church: Two Approaches
In a symposium considering ‘art appreciation’, it seems appropriate to consider its definition. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, ‘appreciation’ involves ‘[t]he action of…
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