Theology, Imagination and the Arts
Wesley Vander Lugt is the former editor of Transpositions. He earned his PhD at the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts (ITIA), where his research focused on the dynamic interplay between formation and performance in the theodrama. Currently, he is lead pastor at Warehouse 242 and Adjunct Professor in Christianity and the Arts at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC
Gerald A. Arbuckle, Culture, Inculturation, and Theologians: A Postmodern Critique (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2010). What do Christians means when we talk about contextualization and…
~by James McCullough and Wes Vander Lugt A few weeks ago, we launched a conversation on this blog about a definition of art. It…
Review of Timothy G. Gombis, The Drama of Ephesians: Participating in the Triumph of God (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2010). This is an exciting…
~Wesley Vander Lugt and James McCullough One of the opportunities and challenges facing those at the intersection of theology and the arts is finding…
One of the reasons for naming this blog Transpositions is that all of us are interested in creative transpositions between the arts and Christianity,…
Last Sunday I started a series with the youth in our community on the topic of discerning popular culture as Christians. They’re loving it….
Both art and discipleship depend on paying attention. I cannot speak for all artists, but I have dabbled in instrumental and choral music, theatre,…