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Chapter Two: Is ‘high’ art superior?
Posted on 29/03/2011 | 6 CommentsReview of Chapter 2 in What Good are the Arts? by John Carey. Transpositions is hosting reviews of each chapter of this book from 28 March – 3 April 2011. Building on his definition of art in Chapter 1, John... -
Chapter One: What is a work of art?
Posted on 28/03/2011 | 6 CommentsReview of Chapter 1 in What Good are the Arts? by John Carey. Transpositions is hosting reviews of each chapter of this book from 28 March – 3 April 2011. As would any philosopher who seeks to address matters of... -
Introducing What Good are the Arts? week
Posted on 27/03/2011 | No CommentsStarting tomorrow, Transpositions will devote the next seven days to engaging thoughtfully with John Carey’s book What Good are the Arts? (2005). Carey, former professor of English Literature at Oxford University, challenges many of the ‘preconceptions about the good of... -
The Power of the Word: Poetry, Theology and Life
Posted on 26/03/2011 | No CommentsThe Power of the Word: Poetry, Theology and Life Conference This conference is organized by Heythrop College and the Institute of English Studies, University of London, and is being held from 17th-18th June 2011. Religion has always been part of... -
The Content of Art
Posted on 25/03/2011 | 17 Comments~James McCullough and Wes Vander Lugt Defining art is an elusive task. In some ways, seeking to understand art is analogous to understanding God. In What Good are the Arts?, a book we are exploring next week on Transpositions, John... -
Artists and Makers in Community
Posted on 23/03/2011 | No CommentsAn interview with Dan Thompson, founder of Artists and Makers – an initiative which works with local authorities and real estate agents to make empty shop and other spaces available as exhibition and studio spaces for artists across the UK.... -
Visual Theology: A Review
Posted on 22/03/2011 | 2 CommentsAny reader interested in the intersection of art and theology will find this book a helpful and engaging read. And while the reader may be left at times asking for more, it does not disappoint in its ability to raise questions about how the arts are significant to theology, community, and spiritual life. Even if the reader does not agree...
