Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA) Theses: Recent submissions
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Overhearing : Hindu & Christian perspectives on artistry
(University of St Andrews, 2014-12-01) - ThesisThis thesis is concerned with the hypothesis that an intellectual conversation between Christian and Hindu traditions on questions of aesthetic concern may not only prove mutually illuminating as such but also touch obliquely ... -
A "proper job" : acting as vocation and work in theological perspective with particular reference to Dorothy L Sayers
(University of St Andrews, 2014-06-24) - ThesisIn this dissertation, I will be looking at the actor as a craftsperson and artist from both a secular and a theological standpoint in order to determine if the labour of acting can be considered both as work, a “proper ... -
Aesthesis and ascesis : the relationship between the arts and spiritual formation
(University of St Andrews, 2013) - ThesisThe general claim of the thesis is that the exercise and development of skills and capacities related to sensory perception can contribute positively to the process commonly referred to as spiritual formation. The dynamics ... -
Making a place on Earth : participation in creation and redemption through placemaking and the arts
(University of St Andrews, 2013-06-25) - ThesisThis thesis will explore a theology of place and placemaking that is focused on the participatory role of humans in both creation and redemption, while suggesting the central and paradigmatic role of artistry in our ... -
Available actors, appropriate action : theodramatic formation and performance
(University of St Andrews, 2013-06-25) - ThesisSituated within the theatrical turn in Christian theology, this project explores theatre as a model for theological ethics, looking particularly at the dynamic interplay between formation as disponibility (availability) ...