I am often bothered by the word “submission.” This can be in reference to human beings’ relation to God, ecclesial leadership, and even, the Son’s relationship to the Father. This can happen when the term is used in ways that…
Here’s a thought experiment. In improvisational theatre there is a game used to generate ideas and sometimes to warm up performers called ‘Word Association’. The gist of the game is this: one person says a word and another person says…
In improvisational comedy there are a set of unwritten rules which serve as guidelines for creating successful scene work. Some of these rules include: don’t ask questions, give yourself something to do on stage (a mimed activity of some sort),…
Over the past several months, we here at Transpositions have been working behind the scenes and in the wings to gather together a variety of perspectives from individuals who live and work at the intersection of Christianity and the Theatre;…
About a month ago, Wes Vander Lugt drew my attention to an article on the work of artist Guy Chase. In the article, the author James Romaine differentiates between an ‘experience of art’, in which the viewer allows the artwork…
In participatory theatre, everyone involved produces a work that no one could accomplish alone. Is it the same when we are performing the faith?
Review of Timothy G. Gombis, The Drama of Ephesians: Participating in the Triumph of God (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2010). This is an exciting book, and there are so many angles that one could take in a review. Since I…
One of the reasons for naming this blog Transpositions is that all of us are interested in creative transpositions between the arts and Christianity, exploring ways that the arts inform Christianity and vice versa. Although this type of transposition has…
Among Christian theologians and ethicists who utilise theatrical metaphors and models, it is common to assign to Scripture the role of script. If life is a drama being played out on the world stage, the argument goes, then Scripture is…