The Lands Between: Working in Interdisciplinary Spaces
Gerard Loughlin has referred to interdisciplinary scholars as ‘those who work at the edges … who wander, though determinedly, in the lands between, in…
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Synoptic Imagination
In the introduction to the Imagination Symposium, I mentioned that I would be writing on synthetic imagination. Recent conversations with colleagues, however, persuaded me…
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Review: Theology, Aesthetics & Culture (Part 3)
Editor’s Note: This is the third and final part of a three-part review. To read the entire series, please see parts one and two….
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Review: Theology, Aesthetics & Culture (Part 2)
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part review (see the first part here) Robert MacSwain and Taylor Worley, eds. Theology, Aesthetics, & Culture: Responses…
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Review: Theology, Aesthetics & Culture (Part 1)
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a three-part review. Robert MacSwain and Taylor Worley, eds. Theology, Aesthetics, & Culture: Responses to the Work…
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‘Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places’: Living Out the Drama of the Church Calendar
Over the past decade or so, I’ve begun to steep myself in some of the ancient rhythms and rituals of the Church. I have…
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Looking Along the Beam: Apologetics and the Christian Imagination
Author’s Note: This post is adapted from material in Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith, Emmaus Road Publishing,…
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God’s Back: Jackson Pollock and the Beatific Vision
It would be difficult to read Jackson Pollock’s so-called drip paintings as the product of theological intent. Judging by their titles, which range from…
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If I Believe You: Agnostic Songs to Jesus
A hush descends over the room. The silence is only interrupted by the whirring of a machine sending curled fingers of smoke onto the…
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