Theology, basically, seeks to explore and understand the nature of God and religious belief. In doing this, theologians have to figure out how best to talk about God and his attributes without diminishing Him in any way, and while still…
The week of 23 August, the Guardian website ran a series of responses to the question: ‘What is the point of Christian arts?’. The editor of the series starts by considering the distinction made between artists who are Christians and…
Because I am researching theatrical improvisation as a model for Christian living, I often get questions about improv from people who are skeptical that it provides an apt model. In my experience, however, the issues people have with improv are…
This exhibition has now closed, though it might be helpful to note that the gardens of the Musee Rodin will be open without charge until the end of October due to renovation work taking place at the Museum. This post…
You have to find what you must obey, artistically; and finding it is finding that which exists in relation to more than your will and purpose — finding the depth of alternative embodiment in the seen landscape, the depth of…
There’s a short article in the New York Times today that discusses the monetary value of original artworks. The authors are responding to the rather recent, and seemingly scandalous, trend of paying millions of dollars for original pieces of art…
For my final post as a weekly contributor to Transpositions, I have decided to examine the work of an artist who has effectively deepened my understanding of the connectedness of all of Scripture and its layers of meaning. Michael Card…
On 24 July 2010, producer Ridley Scott and director Kevin MacDonald teamed up with YouTube in the creation of their next feature film. In an appeal on the YouTube website, MacDonald asked citizens of the world (or at least those…
Calvin Seerveld, professor Emeritus at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto, thinks Christian art does have a particular slant. In his book A Christian Critique of Art and Literature (CCAL), Seerveld defines art as “the symbolical objectification of certain…