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A Persistent Pessimism: On Roger Scruton’s “Why Are Pessimists Ignored?”
Posted on 03/04/2013 | 1 CommentOne of the many nightmarish global crises indexed in the pages of the New York Times this past week was the identification of an almost universally neglected bogeyman: Optimism. According to Roger Scruton, writer and Professional Fellow in Moral Philosophy... -
Through the Eyes of Ed Dobson: A Contemporary Saint Biopic
Posted on 04/03/2013 | 1 CommentEditor’s Note: In this 3-part series, Christopher R. Brewer and Cole Matson consider Ed’s Story, a series of short films. In Part 1, Brewer introduces the series via David Brown’s Through the Eyes of Saints. In Part 2, Matson will discuss... -
A Response to Siedell’s “Art and Explanation”
Posted on 17/10/2012 | No CommentsEditor’s Note: Transpositions is currently featuring a 5–part series on Daniel A. Siedell by Christopher R. Brewer. Part 1 – A Response to Siedell’s “Art and Culture, or Politics by Other Mean–Evangelical Style” was published 24 September. Here, in Part 2,... -
![In Engaging Art Prize: A Storied Theology of the Arts [Part Two], I suggested that a rightly Storied theology of the arts, one that acknowledges art as created good and redemptive word, maintains the tension between the uselessness and usefulness of art. Besides...](http://www.transpositions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Siedell-115x115.jpg "A Response to Siedell’s “Art and Culture, or Politics by Other Means–Evangelical Style”")
A Response to Siedell’s “Art and Culture, or Politics by Other Means–Evangelical Style”
Posted on 24/09/2012 | 4 CommentsIn Engaging Art Prize: A Storied Theology of the Arts [Part Two], I suggested that a rightly Storied theology of the arts, one that acknowledges art as created good and redemptive word, maintains the tension between the uselessness and usefulness of art. Besides... -
Featured Artist: Aaron Belz
Posted on 15/08/2011 | No CommentsAaron Belz is a poet living in Efland, North Carolina. He holds a B.A. in English and history from Covenant College (1993), a Master’s in Creative Writing from New York University (1995) and a doctorate in English from Saint Louis...
