T&T Clark Handbook of Theology and the Arts

Imogen Adkins supervises undergraduates in the Divinity and Music faculties at Cambridge University, UK. Stephen M.Garrett works for Global Scholars, USA, as the professional development director after having completed a 3 year stint as an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania.

Prologue – A Brief Historical Survey - William Dyrness (Ch. 31, “The Arts” in Oxford Handbook to Systematic Theology [2007], with permission from OUP)

Editors’ Introduction to the book


Part I: Different Approaches to the Theology-Arts Conversation

1. Theology of Art – Trevor Hart (University of St Andrews, UK)

2. Theology Through the Arts - Jeremy Begbie (Duke Divinity School, USA)

3. Theology as Art - David Brown (University of St Andrews, UK)

4. The Correlation of Theology and Art - Wilson Yates (United Theological Seminary, USA)

5. Theology~Art - Stephen Garrett (Global Scholars)

6. Theo-poetics – Heather Walton (Glasgow University, UK)


Part II: Form and Mutual Formation of Theology and the Arts

Theology and Artistic Forms

7. Music - Steven Guthrie (Belmont University, USA)

8. Poetry – Maggie Dawn (Yale Divinity School, USA)

9. Lyric – Beth Dodd (Sarum College, UK)

10. Literature - Ben Quash (Kings College London, UK)

11. Drama/theatre – Todd E. Johnson (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)

12. Dance – Anne-Marie Korte (Utrecht University, The Netrherlands)

13. Visual arts – William Dyrness (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)

14. Film & video – Robert Johnston (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)

15. Popular culture – Clive Marsh (Leicester University, UK)


Art and Theological Traditions

16. Catholic Neo-Thomist - Judith Wolfe (ITIA, University of St Andrews, UK)

17. Orthodox – Cornelia S. Tsakiridou (La Salle, University, USA)

18. Protestant Evangelical - Kevin Vanhoozer (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, USA)

19. Pentecostal - Robert Beckford (Canterbury Christ, UK)

20. Analytic/Philosophical - Nicholas Wolterstorff (Yale Divinity School, USA)


Part III: Prevalent Themes in the Theology-Arts Conversation

Theological performance

23. Trinity and Incarnation – Jeremy Begbie (Duke Divinity School, USA)

24. Creation and Grace – Brett Gray (Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, UK)

25. Beauty and Revelation - Richard Viladesau (Fordham University, USA)

26. Biblical exegesis – Richard Bourne (York St John University, UK)

27. Spirit and Liberation – Dulcie McKenzie (Queen’s Foundation, UK)

28. Tragedy – Giles Waller (Cambridge University, UK)

29. Redemption and Sin – Ferdia Stone-Davis (Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, USA)

30. Apocalyptic, Eschatology, and New Creation – Murray A. Rae (Otago University, New Zealand)

31. Church and Liturgy - David Taylor (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)

32. Sacrament - Rowan Williams (Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK)

33. Hope and Freedom - Gavin Hopps (ITIA, University of St Andrews, UK)

Notes on Contributors
Glossary
Bibliography
Index