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Does anonymity have a role in church art?
Posted on 07/02/2011 | 7 Comments‘I am not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won’t be the last. It is just that others can do it with anonymity.’ — Harrison Ford Does anonymity bring us freedom? ... -
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Posted on 05/02/2011 | 1 CommentTranspositions has been up and running for about six months now, and in that time we have enjoyed interaction from readers and have received wonderful feedback. Thanks for joining us in these conversations! A great way to stay updated with... -
Learning How to Transpose: How the Arts Inform Christianity
Posted on 04/02/2011 | 10 CommentsOne of the reasons for naming this blog Transpositions is that all of us are interested in creative transpositions between the arts and Christianity, exploring ways that the arts inform Christianity and vice versa. Although this type of transposition has... -
The Melody of Faith: Theology in an Orthodox Key- A Review
Posted on 03/02/2011 | 2 CommentsA Review of The Melody of Faith: Theology in an Orthodox Key by Vigen Guroian (Eerdmans, 2010) In this book, Guroian presents his readers with a fresh look at Orthodox Christian faith. The description on the back cover of the... -
Will History’s Photograph Continue to be Archivable?
Posted on 02/02/2011 | No CommentsIn the past week, I’ve scanned almost 1000 photographs and historical documents. Some of them date back to the turn of the 20th century. They record both the ordinary and the momentous. It’s been a week of cautious curiosity, of... -
Forum: A Conversation with an Artist
Posted on 01/02/2011 | 4 CommentsIn the next event, The Forum* is departing from its typical format by hosting a musical performance. Singer and songwriter Miriam Jones will be performing in Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews on 15 February from 7:30-9 pm. Her music has... -
Christian Conversations with Anti-Christian Art: 4 Approaches
Posted on 31/01/2011 | 6 CommentsThe term “Christian art” is notoriously difficult to define. I won’t attempt to do so here. For the purposes of this blog post, I wish only to suggest that we should not attach the adjective “Christian” to the noun “art”...
