Learning Difficulties and Theological Aesthetics
Christian theology is tasked with gaining knowledge and understanding of things which fall outside of the limits of ordinary discourse and conventional logic. The…
Ewan is a doctoral student at the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA) in St Andrews, under the supervision of George Corbett (ITIA) and John Swinton (University of Aberdeen). He is researching ways of using popular artworks (novels, films, and television series) to design new forms of art therapy which provide emotional, psychological and spiritual care for cancer patients. This involves using fictional narratives, characters, and imagery to reflect and reframe patients' experiences of living with cancer, helping them to understand and articulate the effect of cancer on their lives. He is developing the impact of his research through an ongoing collaboration with several Scottish centres run by the Maggie's cancer care charity. Other interests include theological engagement with popular culture, the relationship between theology and humour, and the use of narrative form for theological expression.
Christian theology is tasked with gaining knowledge and understanding of things which fall outside of the limits of ordinary discourse and conventional logic. The…
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