Keir Shreeves. Art for Mission’s Sake: Announcing the Gospel Through the Creative Arts. Cambridge: Grove Books Limited, 2017, 1-28pp., £3.95. Keir Shreeves’ concise booklet Art for Mission’s Sakeis a theologically-minded invitation to Protestant evangelical churchgoers and church leaders to reconsider…
My experience with Wonder Woman began in a gigantic Texas cinema on a hot summer afternoon with nothing to do. I did not come with much expectation. Two friends were meeting me there, and all three of us have excellent…
The term escapism is often spoken of in distaste in the modern western world, especially among those who are considered to be among the more highly educated. Even modern fantasy writers believe themselves to have outgrown the idea, instead preferring to…
Editors Note: This is the second installment of a two-part review. The After the Call event created by postgraduate practicing artists within the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA) reached a zenith on Wednesday, 11th April with an interdisciplinary…
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part review. Click here to see Part II. From 6thto 15thApril 2018, The Transept – a group of practicing artists within the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA) –…
‘It’s like I’m trapped in a dream or a memory from a life long ago’. Dolores is confused. She isn’t sure why she’s remembering things. Who is she? What is she? The Wild Wild Westworld Dolores is an android played…
Timothy Beal, ed. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and the Arts, 2 vol. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. Part of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible series, these two volumes are devoted to the Bible and the Arts,…
Editor’s Note: In our effort to explore the intersection between practical and theoretical expressions of theology and the arts, Transpositions features contemporary artists who infuse their work with theological reflection. In our latest installment, Senior Editor Brett H Speakman interviews singer-songwriter Dave…
In a society in which incidence rates of cancer are continually rising, [1] the theological community is faced with the daunting prospect of trying to find ways to respond to the questions this raises. The theological resources presently available in…