Contributors

Transpositions is a collaborative effort of postgraduate students associated with the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts at the University of St Andrews. Regular contributors include:

Sara Schumacher (Editor): Prior to life in academia, Sara worked as a graphic designer in Oxford where her experience as an artist and a Christian raised many questions, ultimately leading her to pursue further study in theology and the arts at St Andrews.  Sara holds a B.S. in Graphic Design and an A.A. in Cross-Cultural Services from John Brown University and completed an M.Litt in Theology, Imagination, and the Arts at St Andrews in 2010.  She is currently working on a PhD at St Andrews, focusing on contemporary church patronage of the arts. Click here to view a list of Sara’s posts.

Jim Watkins (Assistant Editor): Originally, Jim is from southern California and southeastern Texas, but sometimes he feels most at home in the landscape and coffee shops of the Pacific Northwest.  He met his wife Emily at Wheaton College in Illinois, where he studied Studio Art (concentration in painting).  Jonah, their first son, was born five years ago in Vancouver, Canada, where Jim studied Christianity and the Arts at Regent College.  Rowan (#2) and Isaac (#3) were born during his PhD at St Andrews, which examines the relationship between divine and human creativity from the perspective of divine kenosis. Click here to view a list of Jim’s posts.

Anna BlanchAnna M Blanch (Networking and Conferences): Australian by birth, and inclination, Anna grew up surrounded by the Australian bush, a large extended family, bush poetry, and sport. Anna is currently writing her PhD in Theology and Literature. She finds photography, enjoying her environment and its fruits, and being in community bring her joy. Anna can also be found at Goannatree, where she  provides resources for Christian Scholars, muses about Theology & Literature, and reflects on her expatriate life. Click here to view a list of Anna’s posts.

Cole Matson (Book Reviews Editor): Born in Texas, Cole has lived in Virginia, New York, Maryland, and Oxford before beginning his PhD in Theology & Theatre at St Andrews. After graduating with a B.F.A. from NYU Tisch Drama, he worked as a professional actor and arts administrator before reading for a second BA in Theology at Oxford. His proposed dissertation is on the creation of a Eucharistic theatre, using liturgy as a model for building communion between artist and audience, and on the ethics of the artist-audience relationship. He enjoys geeking out about theatre, monasticism, and the Inklings at his blog, The Unicorn Triumphant. Click here to view a list of Cole’s posts.

Jennifer Allen Craft: Jenn is from southwest Georgia (think swamp, red clay, peanuts, and gnats) and holds a B. A. in Biblical Studies and Humanities from Atlanta Christian College and an M.Litt. in Theology, Imagination and the Arts from St. Andrews. She is currently working on a PhD on the theological significance of place with special attention to the role of the arts in the way we make and identify with places. She lives in St. Andrews with her husband Brandon who is currently pursuing an MSc in Forestry. Click here to view a list of Jenn’s posts.

Dave Reinhardt: Before making his way to St Andrews, Dave played the part of a peasant and a street sweep at a Renaissance Festival and Walt Disney World respectively.  However, his interest in performance and communication were also put to use for over a decade as a corporate communications trainer in Charlotte, NC where he and his wife, Carrie, lived before moving overseas. Since then, they’ve welcomed their daughter Molly into the world and Dave completed his M.Litt in Theology, Imagination, and the Arts at St Andrews. At the moment he’s busy researching the theological significance of embodied expression in pursuit of a PhD from St Andrews. Click here to view a list of Dave’s posts.

Former Regular Contributors:

Wesley Vander Lugt: Currently, Wes is in the process of completing a PhD in theodramatic formation and performance at the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts. Previously, he with Armonía Ministries in Mexico and as a youth pastor in Saint Louis, Missouri. He loves to help others discover how to realize their role in the drama of redemption, but he also enjoys exploring new places, hill walking, cooking, running on the beach, and photography. Wes blogs at Theatrical Theology, reflections and reviews devoted to faith seeking performative understanding. Click here to view a list of Wes’s posts.

Ben Guthrie: Ben Guthrie received an M.Litt. from the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts in 2010. Click here to view a list of Ben’s posts.

We are also grateful to all those who have been guest contributors at Transpositions:

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