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From Paul Tillich to “Project Runway”: Towards a Theology of Couture
Posted on 19/09/2011 | 4 CommentsThe irony is not lost on me: I love watching “Project Runway” – the reality competition show for aspiring fashion designers hosted by supermodel Heidi Klum – and yet my own personal fashion sense leaves much to be desired. Many... -
Illuminating of the Word: Reflecting on the Four Holy Gospels Project
Posted on 16/09/2011 | 2 CommentsThe honor of being commissioned to illumine The Four Holy Gospels came directly from Lane Dennis, the founder of Crossway Publishing. “No single artist has been asked to illumine the four Gospels in over four hundred years,” he told me.... -
Variations on a Theme: A Book for All
Posted on 15/09/2011 | 4 CommentsWhen I moved from Texas to Scotland two years ago, the Bible I had read almost daily for 8 years and had used for most of my studies somehow got lost along the way. I still miss the feel of... -
Violence, Lament, Redemption: A Composer’s Journey
Posted on 14/09/2011 | 1 CommentOne day in 1980, I opened the door of my house in my quiet little town in El Salvador to find commotion in the neighborhood. We were in the middle of an escalating civil war, and this morning the paramilitary... -
Happy Anniversary, King James!
Posted on 13/09/2011 | No CommentsIt’s our anniversary coming up soon, so I thought we would celebrate it by looking at other people’s wedding albums. It would be an odd thing to do, don’t you think? And yet many of the 400th anniversary celebrations of... -
Reading the KJV and 9/11
Posted on 12/09/2011 | No CommentsO LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked... -
The Cotton Patch Gospel: Translation In and Out of Context
Posted on 09/09/2011 | 2 CommentsThere have been many translations of the Bible, one of the most famous being The King James Version, for which Transpositions is celebrating its 400th anniversary. But today, I want to introduce you to a lesser-known translation: The Cotton Patch...
