Entertaining Ourselves: Communal Creativity and Life Together
We used to entertain ourselves. Anyone who has read Jane Austen knows that in the evenings of the era, people would gather in the…
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Making Room for Others: Creative Genius and Theology
This post is long overdue, but I wanted to write it anyway. In a 2009 TED Talk titled “Your Elusive Creative Genius,” Elizabeth Gilbert of Eat,…
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A Persistent Pessimism: On Roger Scruton’s “Why Are Pessimists Ignored?”
One of the many nightmarish global crises indexed in the pages of the New York Times this past week was the identification of an…
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Artists: Don’t Just Work; Be at Leisure!
As a current 11th English teacher, I often have situations arise that give me new ways to consider the relationship between art, imagination, and…
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I Wonder: Work, Art and the Deeper Meaning of Life
Having previously been a guest contributor to Transpositions, I am delighted now to be a “regular!” Although I began contributing as a graduate student…
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Post-Secularism, Theology and the Arts
Whether by intention, a mysterious act of providence, or both, my reading in the last week was directed toward the theme of ‘post-secularism’ and…
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A Curator Among Theologians: Suggested Reading
Editor’s Note: As a continuation of Christopher R. Brewer’s recent series engaging the work of Daniel A. Siedell, and, more specifically, as a sort…
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A Curator Among Theologians
Editorial Note: We are pleased to welcome Dan Siedell’s response to the four part series on Dan’s work authored by Christopher R. Brewer, which…
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A Response to Siedell’s ‘God in the Gallery’
Editor’s Note: Transpositions is currently featuring a 5–part series on Daniel A. Siedell by Christopher R. Brewer. Part 1 – A Response to Siedell’s…
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