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Migrations: Journeys into British Art
Posted on 23/04/2012 | No CommentsThe concept of migration always sparks a reaction. On the one hand, it conjures up images of exotic cultures, the excitement of travel or the evocative poignancy of exile. On the other, it presses public panic buttons as the Other... -
Engaging Art Prize: A Storied Theology of the Arts [Part Two]
Posted on 18/04/2012 | 9 CommentsEditor’s Note: Transpositions is currently featuring a 3-part series on Art Prize by guest contributor, Chris Brewer. Brewer started with an introduction to the competition (published 11 April), and continues by suggesting a storied theology of the arts as a way by which... -
Creativity: a Dead Metaphor? (Part II)
Posted on 16/04/2012 | 28 CommentsIn Part I, I suggested that words like ‘create,’ ‘creation’ and ‘creativity’ are dead metaphors because a robust theology of creation is no longer ‘mapped onto’ the human activities commonly referred to as ‘creative’. Then, I asked whether it might be... -
Call for Submissions: Art in the Church Workshop
Posted on 13/04/2012 | 2 CommentsCalling all Transpositions readers! We want to hear from you. At the beginning of June, Transpositions is hosting an online workshop on “Art in the Church.” Although we will invite some writers in particular, we would also like to extend... -
Engaging Art Prize: An Introduction [Part One]
Posted on 11/04/2012 | 2 CommentsEditor’s Note: Over the next three Wednesdays, Transpositions will feature a 3-part series on Art Prize by guest contributor, Chris Brewer. Starting with an introduction to the competition (published 11 April), Brewer suggests a storied theology of the arts as a... -
Creativity: a Dead Metaphor? (Part I)
Posted on 09/04/2012 | 5 CommentsWe are living in a time when many clergy and lay professionals are calling upon Christians to be creative. This quote from Andy Crouch’s blog is an excellent example: Christians are becoming dissatisfied with the postures they adopted toward culture... -
Virtually Present: Theatre, Embodiment, and the Incarnation
Posted on 06/04/2012 | 6 CommentsAt what point can a work of theatre no longer be called a work of theatre? While definitions may be elusive (springing as they do from ever-changing experience), they serve a useful function: setting one thing apart from another. Sometimes...
