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Mything the Point: Why Some Stories Strike True and Others Fall Short [Part One]
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Sacred Street Art and the Soul of a Community
Posted on 15/02/2012 | 3 CommentsStreet art and the sacred might seem like an odd pairing at first blush. But for Artist and Methodist minister Ric Stott the act and activity of creating art in abandoned, almost desolate, spaces is one of creative hope. For... -
Art of Collaboration (part II): practical approaches to collaboration in theology and the arts
Posted on 30/01/2012 | No CommentsWe outline ta vision for scholarly collaboration, and offer some practical considerations to keep in mind when approaching a collaborative process in theology and the arts. -
The Museum as Church: A Response to Alain de Botton
Posted on 27/01/2012 | 15 CommentsA response to Alain de Botton's proposal that museums become the new churches of secular society. -
Art of Collaboration (part I): an apologia for collaboration in theology and the arts.
Posted on 18/01/2012 | 4 CommentsThis is the first post in a two part post collaboratively written by Jenn Craft and Anna Blanch. Part II, titled, ”Practical considerations when approaching collaboration theologically” will be published on 28 January, 2012. ———————————- Coming out of the Hospitable... -
Under the Wings of the Bat: Symbol & Community in Neil Gaiman’s Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
Posted on 08/12/2011 | 5 CommentsSuperheroes are often re-born in different incarnations. A writer will start the storyline afresh and a new version of the hero will be born. Neil Gaiman’s award-winning story Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (2009) coalesces previous Batman incarnations, focusing... -
Death, Art and Christian Worship
Posted on 02/11/2011 | 2 CommentsIn a week marked by Halloween and All Saints Day, it seems very appropriate to write about death. Over the last few weeks, I have been pondering the place of death in Christian worship. How do Christians represent death in their worship?... -
Placemaking through the Arts
Posted on 24/10/2011 | 6 CommentsA couple of weeks ago, Sara reflected on the importance of culture-making to our experience of place. She said, “I want to suggest that it is our making of culture within a place that preserves our ‘place’ within it.” While...