- Wesley Vander Lugt is the former editor of Transpositions. His PhD research at the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts focuses on the dynamic interplay between formation and performance in the theodrama.
![Wes Vander Lugt’s thesis on the ‘theatrical turn’ in Christianity concludes below. To restate his thesis in full: Christian existence is a dialogical, divine drama performed by ecclesial companies who, having received new roles as children of God through union […]](http://www.transpositions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/trans-115x115.gif "A Thesis on the Theatrical Turn in Christian Thought and Practice [Part Two]")
![At the heart of advent is the attitude of receptivity. Gabriel appears to Mary and delivers the earth-shattering news: “You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.” Mary’s […]](http://www.transpositions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Annunciation-Leonardo-da-Vinci-115x115.jpg "Advent, Art and Receptivity")
![A Review of Kevin Taylor and Giles Waller, eds., Christian Theology and Tragedy: Theologians, Tragic Literature and Tragic Theory (Ashgate, 2011). Christians are quick to claim a comedic faith, highlighting not the hilarity of Christian existence, but the ultimate victory […]](http://www.transpositions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/9780754669401-115x115.jpg "Christian Theology and Tragedy: Wrestling with the Woundedly Embroiled")
![What does saving seeds have to do with splendor, or responsible waste disposal with wonder, or biodiversity with beauty? Everything, according to Belden Lane, especially when viewed through the lens of Reformed theology. For those who understand Reformed theology to […]](http://www.transpositions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-115x115.jpg "Beauty, Ethics, and Reformed Spirituality")
![Christopher 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 away. Put it in your hands, feel its heft, appreciate the cover. Are you ready? This […]](http://www.transpositions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/front-cover-th-115x115.jpg "<i>Art that Tells the Story</i>: A Review")
![“It is the immemorial dream of the talentless that a sufficient devotion to doctrine will produce art.” -David Mamet, Theatre The American playwright and director David Mamet does not mince his words. He detests arrogant intellectuals who claim they can […]](http://www.transpositions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mamet-theatre1-115x115.jpg "Avoiding Deadly Doctrine")
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![Editor’s Note: This is the third of a three-part series on the relationship between the artist and the church. The first post ran on 2 October and the second post ran on 23 October. In the second part of this […]](http://www.transpositions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_1601-36x36.jpg "Beyond Lines: The Relationship between the Artist and the Church [Part Three]")
Beyond Lines: The Relationship between the Artist and the Church [Part Three]
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Fault Lines: The Relationship between the Artist and the Church [Part Two]
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Ghost Lines: The Relationship between the Artist and the Church [Part One]
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