Where Mortals Dwell: A Review
While the scholarly study of place is becoming increasingly more common, there is still comparatively little theological work published on the topic. Craig Bartholomew’s…
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Placemaking through the Arts
A couple of weeks ago, Sara reflected on the importance of culture-making to our experience of place. She said, “I want to suggest that…
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The Cotton Patch Gospel: Translation In and Out of Context
There have been many translations of the Bible, one of the most famous being The King James Version, for which Transpositions is celebrating its…
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Art and Sustainability
The National Gallery in London recently advertised that it partnered with General Electric to “grow the first living masterpiece.” Outside the museum in Trafalgar…
Read MoreMaking a ‘Place’ in a Place: A Reflection on Culture-Making
This summer, I’ve returned to two places from my past. One was the place where my family has lived for nearly 20 years. The…
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The Artist as Rememberer (Part 2)
Part 2 of this post seeks to answer the questions put forth in part 1 in a more general way. I asked earlier: How…
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The Artist as Rememberer (Part 1)
In an interview, Wendell Berry once remarked: “In a truly grounded, locally adapted culture, the artists would be rememberers.”[1] This statement brought up several…
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She was the single artificer of the world In which she sang. And when she sang, the sea, Whatever self it had, became the…
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The Meaning of a Photograph?
It is my intention to present – through the medium of photography – intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to…
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