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The Religious (and “Local”?) Imagination—or, How we Obey Christ’s Second Command
Posted on 13/10/2010 | 4 CommentsOver the past several years, talk of the “religious imagination” has become much more popular among theological circles, especially those particularly interested in theology and the arts (authors such as Garrett Green, John McIntyre, Michael Austen, and Paul Avis attest... -
Word Pictures: A Review
Posted on 12/10/2010 | No CommentsBrian Godawa. Word Pictures: Knowing God through Story and Imagination. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1999. Pp. 208. $16.00/£9.99. Word Pictures is an extended reflection on the dynamic interplay between word and image understood as categories of discourse. Word refers to... -
Issues with Improv
Posted on 01/09/2010 | 6 CommentsBecause I am researching theatrical improvisation as a model for Christian living, I often get questions about improv from people who are skeptical that it provides an apt model. In my experience, however, the issues people have with improv are... -
What is “Christian Art,” and Does It Have a Slant?
Posted on 25/08/2010 | No CommentsCalvin Seerveld, professor Emeritus at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto, thinks Christian art does have a particular slant. In his book A Christian Critique of Art and Literature (CCAL), Seerveld defines art as “the symbolical objectification of certain... -
A Recovery of Contemplation?
Posted on 19/08/2010 | 5 CommentsI’ve been particularly intrigued by the conversation that has come from Jim’s post on Monday about SPJP, especially Jim’s question in the comments about whether ‘watching and contemplation can be recovered as an act of worship’. There has been a... -
Transposition and Defining or Criticizing Art
Posted on 13/08/2010 | No CommentsAs students studying theology and art we frequently try to analyze not just particular works, but also to come to a more precise understanding of the concepts with which we work. It can be annoyingly difficult to define what either... -
‘Looking to the Future: A Hopeful Subversion’ by Jeremy Begbie
Posted on 09/08/2010 | No CommentsReview of chapter 8 of For the Beauty of the Church, Edited by David O. Taylor. This is the final post in our series of reviews. The final essay in this remarkable collection turns our gazes toward the future and toward...
