‘How Art is a Gift, a Calling, and an Obedience’ by Andy Crouch
Review of Chapter 1 in For the Beauty of the Church. Transpositions is hosting reviews of each chapter of this book between Aug 2…
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Some Thoughts on Theology and Place
Last week, in regard to my post on Christo’s land art, Jim and I began a discussion on the relationship between people and place,…
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The Theology of Toy Story 3
In last week’s post, I explored some theological ideas from the first two Toy Story movies. This week I reflect on some of the…
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Keepin’ it real; or What Simon Cowell has to do with being a Christian critic
Earlier this week I found out that Simon Cowell is being sued by a participant of Britain’s Got Talent for telling her she couldn’t…
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Picasso’s Guernica: Propaganda, Art, or Revelation?
This post follows from recent discussions we have been having on the kind of role that human artistry may or may not play in…
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The Theology of Toy Story and Toy Story 2
Several years ago a friend of mine, coincidentally also named Ben, first made me aware that the Toy Story movies had theological significance. As…
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The Wound and The Coyote: Joseph Beuys’ Spiritual Vision
If you come in a space with a big flame of fire you will get burnt, and you cannot say: ‘This is the symbol…
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Serving Clients with Bad Taste
My previous post on cakes has provoked a good deal of comment, and one of those comments, as well as Sara’s post on autonomy,…
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All that Jazz
“I never like jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw…
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