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“The Senses Are Not Content to Take Second Place”: Body, Art and Temptation in Augustine’s Confessions 26 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Augustine occupies a unique place in the history of theological aesthetics. In a sense, the whole of Western theological aesthetics is couched in Augustine’s complex struggle to understand how the thi...
Storied Catechism: What Medieval Stained Glass Could Mean for Today 23 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Recently, I concluded my dissertation for my MLitt here at St Andrews. My project focused on the Anglo-Norman medieval poet Chrétien de Troyes and his romance Perceval, suggesting that he intended to ...
Letter from the Editors 19 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
As we pursue our aim to bring the conversation of theology and the arts to a broader audience, we’d like to make you aware of several upcoming changes here at Transpositions. Changes to The Team With ...
Transpositions Takes a Holiday 27 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
From the Editors: Transpositions will be taking a brief break over the summer. We will resume our regular posting schedule on Monday 19th August. In the meantime, enjoy your summer reading! ________...
Review: Nouvelle Théologie and Sacramental Ontology 26 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Hans Boersma. Nouvelle Théologie and Sacramental Ontology: A Return to Mystery. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009, ix + 325 pp., £65.00/$130.00 cloth. £25.00 paper. Boersma begins with the Jesuit ...
Featured Artist: Olga Lah 24 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Olga Lah is an installation artist living and working in Los Angeles, CA. She received a B.A in studio art and a B.A. in art history from University of California, Riverside in 2002. She also hold...
The Integrity of Using Art, Part 2 22 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
In my last post, “The Integrity of Using Art, Part 1,” I suggested that when using art, affirming the integrity of the work is immensely important. While what we mean by “integrity” might need additio...
A Call to Face Evil in the Christian Theatre 19 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
During a recent talk, I was asked how we can create powerful Christian art in the theatre. I was reminded of a recent conversation I had with Barbara Nicolosi, a Catholic screenwriter who founded the ...
That They May Be One: Multifaceted Musical Unity 17 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Sitting in the midst of the ruins of St Andrews cathedral in Scotland, I can almost envision an ancient ritual being performed by the brothers of the order who lived and served here centuries ago—the ...
The Joy of Being Blindfolded: Or Why You Should Read Thomas Pynchon 15 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Everyone has at least one piece of literature they are congenitally afraid of picking up. Be it the fear and trembling of page count, plot synopsis, or personal distaste for protagonists in the whalin...
