Immanuel
Immanuel The stars shone down on a woman As she wearily marched in the way, A baby inside her weighted her steps When she went to lie down by the hay. The pain of the labor was starting As…
A journal of theology, imagination, and the arts.
Flight of the Gift-Giver
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, from Transept author Alicia Pollard, is an imaginative supposal on the order of C S Lewis’s The Great Divorce. It was inspired by works such as Lewis’s ‘The Turn of the Tide‘, John Milton’s ‘On the…
An Advent Victory
[Editor’s Note: Over the next three days, as the anticipation of Advent transforms into Christmas joy, Transept artists offer literary gifts for reflection during this season of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love.] An Advent Victory The dark-wood table…
Transpositions Ten-Year Anniversary Series Part 3: Significant Art from the 2010s
[EDITOR’S NOTE: In this third instalment of our Transpositions’ ten-year anniversary series, ‘Significant Art from the 2010s’, we hear reflections from four different artist-scholars on four visual artworks that have moved, challenged, and inspired them. They range from the immanent-transcendent…
Transpositions Ten-Year Anniversary Series Part 2: Significant Art from the 2010s
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Our Transpositions ten-year anniversary series reflecting on significant art from the 2010s continues this week with contributions from five erudite scholars whose research explores the interweaving of theology, imagination, and the arts. The various considered art works include:…
Transpositions Ten-Year Anniversary Series: Significant Art from the 2010s
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Transpositions celebrates 10 years! Over the next three weeks, Joel Mayward will highlight reflections by artists and scholars on art from the past decade.] Series Introduction: Joel Mayward, Associate Editor Twenty years ago, in 2000, University of St…
Transept: Thresholds
The theme was thresholds: physical or metaphorical, small or great, looming ahead, just underfoot, or behind you. Physically and literally, a threshold is a floor or entrance, or the strip of wood on the floor under a door. Like the…
Heaven Without God?: How a Fourth Century Theologian Solves the Dilemma of NBC’s ‘The Good Place’
[WARNING: This contains spoilers for the final episode of NBC’s The Good Place ] ‘Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try’, sang John Lennon. NBC’s hit sitcom The Good Place tried its own re-write: ‘Imagine there is a…
Peacebuilding and the Arts
On Thursday 19th November, there will be a presentation and panel discussion on Peacebuilding and the Arts. All times listed are UK See links below for more information and to register. About the Event 6pm: P&J Annual Meeting / 6:30pm:…