Introducing a Week on Art and Mission
The arts have often found an uneasy place in the area of mission. When so many issues are at stake in mission work, how…
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We Can Do Better: A Reply to John Starke
You may have noticed that The Gospel Coalition has recently produced videos and blog posts that explore the relationship between Christianity and the arts….
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Wounded for Our Visual Transgressions…
Good art opens the mind and emotions. It stretches one’s perspective, questions one’s beliefs, agitates apathy, and invites one to explore the mysterious. It…
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A Nod to Gestures
What if we hold to a theology that understands being a Christian as being united with Christ and that, as such, God is able to reveal himself through us? Does such a thought excite or frighten? Or, would you just rather wave the whole thing away?
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Is art fundamental to human living? Birth as Performance Art
Back in March of this year, Transpositions hosted an extended book review of John Carey’s What Good are the Arts?. In the first chapter, Carey…
Read MorePlacemaking through the Arts
A couple of weeks ago, Sara reflected on the importance of culture-making to our experience of place. She said, “I want to suggest that…
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Is Your Church Subcontracting Cultural Discernment?
Why do you read what you read? Is it because a teacher tells you or because a friend hands you a stack of books…
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Art and Sustainability
The National Gallery in London recently advertised that it partnered with General Electric to “grow the first living masterpiece.” Outside the museum in Trafalgar…
Read MoreMaking a ‘Place’ in a Place: A Reflection on Culture-Making
This summer, I’ve returned to two places from my past. One was the place where my family has lived for nearly 20 years. The…
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