Ben Quash is one of my favorite young, British theologians. His study of theodramatic conceptions of history, Theology and the Drama of History, was great; his expositions of Hans Urs von Balthasar are lucid, his judgments judicious, and his prose makes you believe he really does find joy in crafting them. He also contributes the [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Heresies and How to Avoid Them
Posted in Book Reviews, Church, Theology on November 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Aquinas, Preaching, and the Christian Life
Posted in Christian Life, Thomas Aquinas, Uncategorized on November 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I will be posting next week a review of Nicholas Healy’s introduction to Thomas Aquinas’ theology, Thomas Aquinas: Theologian of the Christian life, but I wanted to whet your appetite with a quote before the end of the week.
One of the aims of Healy’s book is to recover a reading of Thomas in which his [...]
Apocalypse and Ecclesia – 2008 TF Torrance Lectures in Aberdeen
Posted in Interpretation, Revelation, Scripture, Theology on November 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A couple weeks ago Joseph Mangina gave the T.F. Torrance Lectures here in Aberdeen (details here). Mangina is both an accomplished scholar and – gratefully – an engaging presenter. The main purpose of his lectures was to pursue the following question: What would it mean to view the church in light of the Apocalypse? In [...]
Edward Knippers » Art & Incarnation (5): On art and not “playing in the shallows”
Posted in Art, Theology, tagged Theology and the Arts on November 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Edward Knippers concludes our exhibition, “Art and Incarnation: Engaging the Art & Theology of Edward Knippers”, with a few responses, words of gratitude, and reflections on not “playing in the shallows” (may our stammering attempts at speaking about God risk the same).
The high level of theological discussion this week on Theology Forum about my work [...]
David Buschart » Art & Incarnation (4): Engaging the Art & Theology of Edward Knippers
Posted in Art, Theology, tagged Theology and the Arts on November 6, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The spirit and work of the artist can be a rich means of grace, especially to those of us who lack either the temperament or the ability to “create” as they do. My sister was given all the artistic ability allotted to my family of origin, and so God blessed me with a wife gifted [...]
Ben Myers » Art & Incarnation (3): Engaging the Art & Theology of Edward Knippers
Posted in Art, Theology, tagged Theology and the Arts on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Edward Knippers and the resurrection of the body
Edward Knippers has always foregrounded the human body, and his work has long been preoccupied with the relation between God and bodies. Knippers has thus rightly been described as a painter of “incarnation.”
But in this new series of paintings - with its remarkable integration of baroque bodies and cubist [...]
Fred Sanders » Art & Incarnation (2): Engaging the Art & Theology of Edward Knippers
Posted in Art, Theology, tagged Theology & the Arts on November 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Edward Knippers is a hard-working painter, and what he’s been at work on since the ‘70s is exploring a visual vocabulary capable of expressing the remarkable things Christians believe.
In the old days, you could just paint a halo, but not anymore. Christian art once had a symbolic vocabulary at its disposal that included all kinds [...]
Art & Incarnation (1) » Artist Statement by Edward Knippers
Posted in Art, Theology, tagged Theology and the Arts on November 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Our exhibition opens today with an essay from Edward Knippers himself. Subsequent posts engaging Knippers’ art and theology will follow every day this week.Tomorrow will feature Fred Sanders (Biola University), probably the world’s greatest systematic theologian cartoonist.
The human body is at the centre of my artistic imagination because the body is an essential element of [...]
