The arts can be understood as “communal” or “expressions of community” in many ways. In this post, I wanted to reflect briefly on the specific relationship of art to community in terms of tradition. Community involves a sense of belonging…
Roy Anker, Of Pilgrims and Fire: When God Shows Up at the Movies (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2010) Of Pilgrims and Fire actively encourages Christians to consider seriously the relationship between theology and film. Appealing to…
‘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 just that others can do it with anonymity.’ — Harrison Ford Does anonymity bring us freedom? …
Transpositions has been up and running for about six months now, and in that time we have enjoyed interaction from readers and have received wonderful feedback. Thanks for joining us in these conversations! A great way to stay updated with…
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…
A Review of The Melody of Faith: Theology in an Orthodox Key by Vigen Guroian (Eerdmans, 2010) In this book, Guroian presents his readers with a fresh look at Orthodox Christian faith. The description on the back cover of the…
In the past week, I’ve scanned almost 1000 photographs and historical documents. Some of them date back to the turn of the 20th century. They record both the ordinary and the momentous. It’s been a week of cautious curiosity, of…
In the next event, The Forum* is departing from its typical format by hosting a musical performance. Singer and songwriter Miriam Jones will be performing in Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews on 15 February from 7:30-9 pm. Her music has…
The term “Christian art” is notoriously difficult to define. I won’t attempt to do so here. For the purposes of this blog post, I wish only to suggest that we should not attach the adjective “Christian” to the noun “art”…