Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. (Dylan Thomas) In his recent memoir, Leaving Alexandria, former bishop Richard Holloway observes in an…
Since 2011, we have created and implemented original theatre pieces (sometimes scripted, sometimes improvisational) into ecumenical Christian worship at Yale Divinity School. Rather than simply dramatizing bible stories or supplementing traditional preaching, this worship art places biblical texts in conversation…
Over the past several months, we here at Transpositions have been working behind the scenes and in the wings to gather together a variety of perspectives from individuals who live and work at the intersection of Christianity and the Theatre;…
It is said that Haydn wrote his oratorio ‘Creation’ after being inspired by Handel’s ‘Messiah’. These two oratorios are, arguably, great pillars of the sacred music corpus. While Handel’s work focuses on Christ and draws heavily on Old Testament prophecies, Haydn’s…
Registration is still open for this year’s conference hosted by the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts at the University of St Andrews, the Institute to which the regular contributors of this blog belong. This year’s theme is Theatrical Theology:…
My friend W. David O. Taylor, an arts pastor and PhD candidate in Theology and the Arts at Duke Divinity School, recently published the first post of a series on the vocation of an artist. (I recommend reading it before…
Aden Kumler, Translating Truth: Ambitious Images and Religious Knowledge in Late Medieval France and England (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2011). 290 pages. In Theology and the Arts, Richard Viladesau asserts that art can function in two ways…
As the Art in the Church workshop concludes, I want to consider two recurring themes that emerged over the three weeks, providing a short reflection on what has been a rich and deep conversation: 1. Diversity & the importance of…
As a child, when teachers said I was “a natural leader,” I assumed it meant the same as when my brother and friends called me “bossy.” And, to an extent, I was right. In most definitions of leadership, the common…