King Henry III and the Communication of Power This lecture considers how Henry III of England used art to justify monarchy at the dawn of what is commonly termed the ‘parliamentary state’.
How to Place Slavery into British Identity This lecture will revisit the determinants of British identity by...
Michelangelo, Copernicus and the Sistine Chapel It is argued that Copernicus’ theory of the sun-centred universe...
Modern Art - Enemy or Friend of Religious Art? The last century has seen changes in artistic style that...
God's Good Order and the Artist's Patterns For centuries of western history, the beauty of art was...
Christian Themes in Art: Understanding faith through the eyes of Stanley Spencer The reputation of Stanley Spencer continues to grow. All his...
Debussy - Text and Ideas: The 'Song Triptych', and fin-de-siecle Visual Culture Debussy composed eight sets of three songs between 1891 and...
Thinking Theologically About Modern Art: Panel Discussion Speakers review issues raised by the symposium.
Thinking Theologically About Modern Art: Is there a God-shaped hole in contemporary art? Is there, as Allan Doig suggests, "a God-shaped hole in...