
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…
Read MoreIn the introduction to the Imagination Symposium, I mentioned that I would be writing on synthetic imagination. Recent conversations with colleagues, however, persuaded me…
Read MoreWes Vander Lugt’s thesis on the ‘theatrical turn’ in Christianity concludes below. To restate his thesis in full: Christian existence is a dialogical, divine…
Read MoreDue to circumstances outside our control, Josh Edelman’s post has been moved to Saturday. Today, please enjoy Part One of Wes Vander Lugt’s A Thesis…
Read MoreAt the heart of advent is the attitude of receptivity. Gabriel appears to Mary and delivers the earth-shattering news: “You will be with child…
Read MoreA Review of Kevin Taylor and Giles Waller, eds., Christian Theology and Tragedy: Theologians, Tragic Literature and Tragic Theory (Ashgate, 2011). Christians are quick…
Read MoreWhat does saving seeds have to do with splendor, or responsible waste disposal with wonder, or biodiversity with beauty? Everything, according to Belden Lane,…
Read MoreChristopher R. Brewer, ed., Art that Tells the Story. Grand Rapids, MI: Gospel through Shared Experience, 2011. 102 pp., $24.99 paper. Don’t open the book right…
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