I remember the first time I experienced Lectio Divina. More importantly, I remember the verse I memorized that evening and the key phrase that caught my imagination while I listened attentively to the words of Galatians 2:20 being read and…
Editor’s Note: With the start of the London Olympics just around the corner, Transpositions interviewed Steve Scott about Run with the Fire, an arts initiative inspired by the spirit of the Olympics. Designed to exhibit in churches, Run with the Fire is an interesting synergistic…
Since the beginning of May, my family and I have had the opportunity to live in the home originally owned by Francis and Edith Schaeffer, where the L’Abri community came into being. This experience has been a privilege in so…
We interrupt our Transpositions break to remind you that the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts’ upcoming conference, Theatrical Theology: Conversations on Performing the Faith, will be taking place at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, 15-17 August, 2012. Registration is…
Hi Everyone! Transpositions is taking a short summer break to enjoy some time outdoors with friends and family, and maybe even drop in at a barbeque or two. We’ll be back on July 23rd. There are some exciting things to…
Mike Daisey, the truth-stretching monologist, has apologized for fabricating evidence about Foxconn, the Apple manufactory in Shenzhen, China, and has changed the script of his show The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. But not before offering this defence…
Wes Vander Lugt’s thesis on the ‘theatrical turn’ in Christianity concludes below. To restate his thesis in full: Christian existence is a dialogical, divine drama performed by ecclesial companies who, having received new roles as children of God through union…
Due to circumstances outside our control, Josh Edelman’s post has been moved to Saturday. Today, please enjoy Part One of Wes Vander Lugt’s A Thesis on the Theatrical Turn in Christian Thought and Practice. Christian theologians have always drawn on theatrical…
My experience of studying acting while a seminary student in Chicago allowed me to explore the relationship between ministry and theatre in some very practical ways. I learned how to read a text, both exploring the intentions of the author…