Hans Rookmaaker’s ‘Four Freedoms’ and Christian Art (Part I)
Dr. E. John Walford is Professor of Art History at Wheaton College, Illinois, where he has taught since 1981. He is author of Jacob…
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Introducing Transpositions’ Symposium: The Life and Work of Hans Rookmaaker
Hendrik Roelof “Hans” Rookmaaker was born today 89 years ago (1922). He died on March 13, 1977. Transpositions is hosting a symposium that lasts…
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Musical Beauty: A Review
A Review of Férdia J. Stone-Davis, Musical Beauty: Negotiating the Boundary between Subject and Object (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2011) Beauty, understood by means…
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Reflections on A Conversation with an Artist
Last Tuesday (15 February), we had the pleasure of hosting a part concert/part discussion with singer-songwriter, Miriam Jones. The evening was structured in such…
Read MoreTranspositions Tidbits: Art and Artists
This is a bumper tidbits post! We’ve been hearing how much the posts about Artists and Art are particularly enjoyed, so I thought that…
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Reading Literature Theologically
If you’ve been following Transpositions over the last week you would have seen the discussion that followed Jim McCullough’s review of Nancy Pearcey’s Saving…
Read MoreThis is My Body, Which is Broken for You…
A quick study of body of Christ in western art history reveals a complex set of theological issues relating to who Jesus was and…
Read MoreArt and Community: Belonging in Tradition
The arts can be understood as “communal” or “expressions of community” in many ways. In this post, I wanted to reflect briefly on the…
Read MoreDoes anonymity have a role in church art?
‘I am not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won’t be the last. It is…
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