On Poverty and Decadent Worship
Cody Warta’s thought-provoking reminder of ‘the need to worship lavishly’ continues our timely series on the ‘art of poverty’. I was raised in the…
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A Theological Prolegomenon To Art And Poverty
Parker Haratine’s powerful article explains how art can draw our attention to ‘fallenness and finitude’, revealing the ‘experience and reality of poverty’, for the…
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Poverty – And The Causes Of Poverty
The Rt Rev Dr Peter Selby uses Giotto’s art in the Scrovegni Chapel as a lens to examine economic inequality and the causes of…
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Little by Little, Courage – Facing Uncertainty with Natalia Ginzburg
Nora Kirkham considers how Natalia Ginzburg’s writing might help us to find ‘humility and hope’ while experiencing grief and hardship, in the next installment…
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My Precious? Review of the Lord of the Rings – The Rings of Power
Erik Eklund reviews Amazon’s new mega-budget Lord of The Rings spin off for Transpositions, addressing the controversy around the creation of the series. J.R.R. Tolkien had his fears….
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Rescuing Raskolnikov: Student Poverty in Crime and Punishment
Ewan Bowlby explains how reading Crime and Punishment can help us to understand and respond to the shame and loneliness caused by student poverty,…
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Returning, Changing, Continuing
As the 2022 academic year begins, Transpositions is returning! Having made it through the heat of the summer, the team are ready to bring readers fresh,…
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Review: Imagining Our Neighbors As Ourselves by Mary W. McCampbell
Matthew Nelson reviews Mary McCampbell’s latest book on art and empathy. Mary W. McCampbell, Imagining Our Neighbors as Ourselves: How Art Shapes Empathy. Minneapolis: Fortress Press,…
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Theology And Musical Theatre Through Jesus Christ Superstar And Godspell
Mitchell Holland’s exciting article on Theatrical Theology explains how Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell can be experienced as “acts of worship”. Andrew Noah, whilst exploring Theatrical Theology, states: “Christianity,…
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