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How does the way we use our bodies shape our faith? In this episode, Loren Richmond Jr. talks with W. David O. Taylor, Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and author of A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of Our Physical Bodies in Worship. David shares insights into the importance of physicality in worship, the role of space and posture, and how these practices can deeply shape spiritual formation. David discusses the impact of the pandemic on worship practices, the theological implications of our physical expressions, and the ways worship spaces and rituals influence how we encounter God. Loren and David also explore cultural attitudes toward the body, masculinity, and how we are called to use our bodies as instruments of care, connection, and worship. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of several books, including Prayers for the Pilgrimage (IVP, 2024), A Body of Praise (Baker Academic, 2023), Open and Unafraid (Thomas Nelson/HarperCollins, 2020), Glimpses of the New Creation (Eerdmans, 2019), and The Theater of God's Glory(Eerdmans, 2017). In addition to a range of scholarly and popular essays, he has also edited several books, including The Art of New Creation(IVP Academic, 2022), Contemporary Art and the Church (IVP Academic, 2017), and For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts (Baker Books, 2010).  He serves on the advisory board for Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts as well as IVP Academic's series, “Studies in Theology and the Arts.” An ordained priest, he has lectured widely on the arts, from Thailand to South Africa. In 2016 he produced a short film on the psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his children and artist wife, Phaedra, with whom he has produced three sets of illustrated prayer cards (here, here, and here). He can be found online on Twitter: @wdavidotaylor; IG: @davidtaylor_theologian; and his personal website, www.wdavidotaylor.com.   Episodes Referenced: J. Michael Jordan: https://futurechristian.podbean.com/e/worship-in-an-age-of-anxiety-with-j-michael-jordan/ Andrew Root: https://futurechristian.podbean.com/e/rooted/   Presenting Sponsor: Phillips Seminary Join conversations that expose you to new ideas, deepen your commitment and give insights to how we can minister in a changing world.  Supporting Sponsors: Restore Clergy If you are clergy in need of tailored, professional support to help you manage the demands of ministry, Restore Clergy is for you! Kokoro  Join in for heartfelt journeys that challenges the way we see ourselves, each other, and the world we share.   Future Christian Team: Loren Richmond Jr. – Host & Executive Producer Martha Tatarnic – Co-Host Paul Romig–Leavitt – Associate Producer Dennis Sanders – Producer Alexander Lang - Production Assistant

The real miracle of Christmas is not the title of a Hallmark movie. And it's not very cozy. We indulge in some cozy chat today (Cambridge at Christmas time!), but the heart of our conversation is about the Incarnation in the arts, and how music, painting, poetry can help to unstick us, to remind us who our Incarnate Lord really is, in all the puzzling and startling smallness of his Nativity.The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Begbie is the Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Research Professor of Theology at Duke Divinity School, and McDonald Agape Director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts. He is Senior Member at Wolfson College, Cambridge, and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge. He's the author of several good books, books including Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music (Baker/SPCK) and Abundantly More: The Theological Promise of the Arts in a Reductionist World (Baker). Now get yourself a mug of something, crank up the fire, crack out the mince pies, but don't get so cozy that you neglect to be discomfited by Christmas. We hope you enjoy the conversation.Jeremy Begbie's booksRecipe for mince pieGive to support this podcast.

In this episode, we engage in an enlightening conversation with W. David O. Taylor, the author of the thought-provoking book, "A Body of Praise". We take a deep dive into the complex subject of the significance of our physical bodies in the context of corporate worship. Taylor's book is a powerful testament against the belief that our bodies are at best negligible and at worst a hindrance in worship. He argues passionately that our bodies are crucial, offering what only they can in worship, and aiding in the formation of Christlikeness within us.Taylor's rich insights, drawn from a range of sources including the Bible, church history, and theology, provide listeners with a comprehensive understanding of the role and purpose of our physical bodies in worship. He goes a step further by integrating unique perspectives from the arts and sciences, ethics, and spiritual formation, broadening our understanding of our physicality in worship.One of the key arguments in Taylor's book is the vital role of our postures, gestures, and movements in worship, asserting their significant contribution to our spiritual formation. He also places great emphasis on the crucial role of our senses - sight, scent, sound, taste, and touch - in worship and how engaging these senses can profoundly enrich our worship experiences.Taylor further explores the importance of both spontaneous and prescriptive activities in shaping us during worship. Our conversation wraps up with a reaffirmation of the importance of a body that is fully alive in the praise of God. This episode promises to be an enlightening journey that may compel you to reevaluate your own engagement and perception of your body in worship. Join us as we navigate this enriching conversation, which is sure to deepen your understanding and reshape your worship experience.Buy his book: https://a.co/d/2Gd8jk8Guest Bio:Born in Guatemala City, W. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary, and is the author of "Open and Unafraid: The Psalms and the Life of Faith" (Thomas Nelson: 2020), "Glimpses of the New Creation: Worship and the Formative Power of the Arts" (Eerdmans: 2019), and "The Theater of God's Glory: Calvin, Creation and the Liturgical Arts" (Eerdmans: 2017). He is also editor of "For the Beauty of the Church" (Baker, 2010) and co-editor of "Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation between Two Worlds" (IVP Academic, 2017) as well as "The Art of New Creation: Trajectories in Theology and the Arts" (IVP Academic, 2022). He has published articles in the The Washington Post, Religion News Service, Christianity Today, Calvin Theological Journal, Christian Scholars Review, Books & Culture, Theology Today, and Image Journal, among others. He serves on the advisory board for Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts as well as IVP Academic's series, “Studies in Theology and the Arts.” A pastor for ten years in Austin, Texas, he has lectured widely on the arts, from Thailand to South Africa. In 2016 he produced a short film on the psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson. Twitter: @wdavidotaylor; Instagram: @davidtaylor_theologian; Facebook author page: @wdavidotaylor2020.Support the showTo learn more about the show, contact our hosts, or recommend future guests, click on the links below: Website: https://www.faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/ Faithful Host: Josh@faithfulpoliticspodcast.com Political Host: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.com Twitter: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics

Daniel Train is the associate director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts at Duke Divinity School, where he directs the Certificate in Theology and the Arts program. He is the coeditor of The Saint John's Bible and Its Tradition: Illuminating Beauty in the Twenty-First Century (2018) and also of a 2022 collection we …

In this episode, Sara Joy and Eric talk with Pastor Gabe Coyle about the fruition of Four Chapter Gallery, an art space developed, curated, and managed by Christ Community Church in downtown Kansas City. As an artist himself, Gabe discusses how his passions and dreams have taken on new shape by planting a church with the intention of connecting with the local arts community. The Four Chapter Gallery was born in 2013 from both the passion of church staff and the neighborhood request to see gallery space as part of the church development. Using the biblical framework of four chapters (movements): creation, fall, redemption, and restoration, the Four Chapter Gallery seeks to bring flourishing to the local arts community by offering beautiful gallery space and valuable support in promoting the work of the artist and treating each artist with care and dignity. Additionally, Christ Community Church has chosen to make the art gallery a significant budget line item so that everything is funded by the church, which provides the flexibility to not take a percentage from the artists. The gallery has gained a respected reputation among artists and their shows are currently booked out through January 2024. The Four Chapter Gallery hosts concept-based art exhibitions that engage culturally relevant themes and ideas. They have three core values when it comes to the kind of work they desire to present in their space. These values are:Art with ideas - artwork that has been created around particular themes, ideas, or research.The work of emerging artists - they has a special desire to boost emerging artists.Art that creates generative conversation - they love exhibiting work that presses into issues relevant to the culture, city, and neighborhood in a generative way. Eric and Sara Joy also speak with two field guides who provide more insight into the value and characteristics of good gallery space and programming for art and the ways that churches have engaged art throughout history. Sandra Bowden, an artist and curator, discusses the value of gallery space and programming that supports the artist and provides thoughtful, educational connections with the art to steward a viewer's experience with the art itself. David Taylor from Fuller Theological Seminary provides the historical framework on the connections between art and the church, highlighting various movements in history and within specific theological traditions that have come to shape the way churches engage with art. Episode ContributorsGabe Coyle is the Campus Pastor of Christ Community Church in downtown Kansas City, MO. Sandra Bowden is a visual artist based in Chatham, MA. She has been interpreting Scripture and her own spiritual walk through mixed media for more than forty years. She has been acclaimed as one of the most unique, impressive and inspiring Christian artists in America. Bowden's work has been featured in books, magazines and gallery shows across the United States, Canada, Italy and Jerusalem. She is co-author of Seeing the Unseen: Launching and Managing a Church Gallery.David Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. Prior to his appointment at Fuller, Dr. Taylor served as a pastor for ten years in Austin, Texas. Taylor serves on the advisory board for Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts as well as IVP Academic's series, “Studies in Theology and the Arts” and has served as board member of Christians In the Visual Arts (CIVA). He is the author of Glimpses of the New Creation: Worship and the Formative Power of the Arts  and The Theater of God's Glory: Calvin, Creation and the Liturgical Arts. He is editor of For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts.Access more Show Notes with pictures and resources related to this episode. Sign up for the free online Community Forum on August 23, 2022 to discuss this episode with Eric, Sara Joy, and Chris and other podcast listeners. Register today!More information about this podcast and helpful church and urbanism resources can be found on The Embedded Church website.Related ResourcesChrist Community Church - Downtown KCFour Chapter GalleryChristian Community Development Association (CCDA)Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA)Agents of Flourishing by Amy ShermanSeeing the Unseen: Launching and Managing a Church Gallery by Sandra Bowden and Marianne LettieriShow CreditsHosted and Produced by Eric O. Jacobsen and Sara Joy ProppeEdited by Adam Higgins | Odd Dad Out Voice ProductionsTheme Music by Jacob ShafferArtwork by Lance Kagey | Rotator Creative

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this fifty fifth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Dr Jeremy Begbie. Jeremy is Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Professor of Theology at Duke Divinity School, Duke University, where he directs Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts. His primary research interest is the correlation between theology and the arts, in particular the interplay between music and theology. He is also an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge. He is an ordained minister at the Church of England. Being a professional musician, he has performed as a pianist, oboist, and a conductor. He is known for his writing and lecturing in theology and the arts, especially music. In September 1997 he founded the Theology Through the Arts project, whose primary aim was "to discover and demonstrate ways in which the arts can contribute towards the renewal of Christian theology". Aspects of the project include conversation among artists and theologians, academic lectures, publications, and arts festivals. For his book, Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music, Begbie won the 2008 Christianity Today Book Award in the theology/ethics category.

In this episode of Conversations on Hope, I sit down with Professor Jeremy Begbie to talk about hope, music, emotions, and worship. Begbie is the Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Professor at Duke Divinity School, Duke University, where he directs Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts. His primary research interest is the correlation between theology and the arts, in particular the interplay between music and theology. he is also an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge. In our conversation, Begbie proposes that emotions have to rightly directed and appropriately proportionate. Music has the power to evoke emotions, a power that must be stewarded well but not feared or avoided. Words, however, are needed to aim and direct our affections. Finally, we discussed how musicians and worship leaders keep our hearts fresh in worship.

In this week's episode, W. David O. Taylor explores the profound depths of the Book of Psalms with us in a rich discussion of his new book Open and Unafraid. We talk about how the prayers of the Psalter invite us to a deep honesty with God, with others, and with ourselves. As we open ourselves to the richness of the text, the text through the power of the Spirit shapes us.   W. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology & Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of several books, includingOpen and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life (Thomas Nelson, 2020), Glimpses of the New Creation: Worship and the Formative Power of the Arts  (Eerdmans, 2019), The Theater of God's Glory: Calvin, Creation, and the Liturgical Arts (Eerdmans, 2017), as well as editor ofFor the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts(Baker Books, 2010) and co-editor of Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation between Two Worlds (IVP Academic, 2017). He has written for The Washington Post, Religion News Service, Image Journal, Calvin Theological Journal, Christian Scholars Review, Theology Today, Books & Culture, The Gospel Coalition, and Christianity Today, among others. An Anglican priest, he has lectured widely on the arts, from Thailand to South Africa. He serves on the advisory board for Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts as well as IVP Academic's series, “Studies in Theology and the Arts,” and he is a core participation in the four-year project “Theology, Modernity, and the Visual Arts,” hosted by King's College, London, which involves annual conversations between scholars and artists in London, Chicago, Berlin, and Venice. He lives in Austin with his wife Phaedra, a visual artist and gardener, and his daughter Blythe and son Sebastian.    Social Media:   Twitter: @wdavidotaylor   IG: @davidtaylor_theologian   Facebook author page: @wdavidotaylor2020     Books: Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life (2020)   Prayer Cards for Open and Unafraid:   Glimpses of the New Creation: Worship and the Formative Power of the Arts (2019 w/Jeremy Begbie)   The Theater of God's Glory: Calvin, Creation, and the Liturgical Arts (2017)   co-editor of Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation between Two Worlds (IVP Academic, 2017)  For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts (2010):    David's Recommended Books for Spiritual Growth and Transformation     Henri Nouwen The Wounded Healer   James B. Torrance, Worship, Community, and the Triune God of Grace    Karl Barth Church Dogmatics      Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.

RTN Theology 13 is a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Allen Craft in Durham, NC as she participates in the Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts’ 10th anniversary symposium. Dr. Craft wrote Placemaking and the Arts: Cultivating the Christian Life: a beautiful vision for investing in real places and loving real people, while we cultivate a rich experience of God through the arts.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Duke Initiatives in Theology and Arts, we’re revisiting this sermon by Jeremy Begbie from February 22, 2015 at Oak Church during the first week of Lent from Luke 23:26-37.

John 3:16–21 The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Begbie is Director of the Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA) and a long-time friend of St. George's. This sermon from March 10, 2019 at 8:45am is part of the St. George’s partnership with DITA.

Cambridge Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity Sarah Coakley, St. Andrews Professor of Systematic Theology Alan Torrance, and Cambridge Regius Professor of Divinity David Ford, each speak about their vision for the future of theology. An audience Q&A follows. This panel was part of a larger series of events, "Sounding the Passion: Encounters in Poetry, Theology, and Music," sponsored by Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA), Duke Divinity School, Duke Chapel, Duke Music Department, and Duke Council for the Arts.

Scottish classical composer James MacMillan gives a public lecture on his new St. Luke Passion, framing and introducing the April 13 U.S. Premiere of the piece, as well as providing insight into composing as a Catholic Christian. The lecture is followed by a response from Cambridge Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity Sarah Coakley. This lecture was part of a larger series of events, "Sounding the Passion: Encounters in Poetry, Theology, and Music," sponsored by Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA), Duke Divinity School, Duke Chapel, Duke Music Department, and Duke Council for the Arts.

Members of the Duke-Cambridge Collaboration reflect on working with eminent Scottish classical composer James MacMillan on his new St. Luke Passion. This panel was part of a larger series of events, "Sounding the Passion: Encounters in Poetry, Theology, and Music." The series was sponsored by Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA), Duke Divinity School, Duke Chapel, Duke Music Department, and Duke Council for the Arts.

Cambridge Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity Sarah Coakley, St. Andrews Professor of Systematic Theology Alan Torrance, and Cambridge Regius Professor of Divinity David Ford, each speak about their vision for the future of theology. An audience Q&A follows. This panel was part of a larger series of events, "Sounding the Passion: Encounters in Poetry, Theology, and Music," sponsored by Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA), Duke Divinity School, Duke Chapel, Duke Music Department, and Duke Council for the Arts.

Scottish classical composer James MacMillan gives a public lecture on his new St. Luke Passion, framing and introducing the April 13 U.S. Premiere of the piece, as well as providing insight into composing as a Catholic Christian. The lecture is followed by a response from Cambridge Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity Sarah Coakley. This lecture was part of a larger series of events, "Sounding the Passion: Encounters in Poetry, Theology, and Music," sponsored by Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA), Duke Divinity School, Duke Chapel, Duke Music Department, and Duke Council for the Arts.

Celebrated Irish poet Micheal O'Siadhail offers a reading of his work in this intimate evening performance. The performance was part of a larger series of events surrounding the Duke-Cambridge Collaboration, "Sounding the Passion: Encounters in Poetry, Theology, and Music"; and the series was sponsored by Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA), Duke Divinity School, Duke Chapel, Duke Music Department, and Duke Council for the Arts.

Members of the Duke-Cambridge Collaboration reflect on working with eminent Scottish classical composer James MacMillan on his new St. Luke Passion. This panel was part of a larger series of events, "Sounding the Passion: Encounters in Poetry, Theology, and Music." The series was sponsored by Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA), Duke Divinity School, Duke Chapel, Duke Music Department, and Duke Council for the Arts.

Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA) and Blacknall Memorial Presbyterian Church present a collaboration between three top-notch artists—priest, poet, musician Malcolm Guite; award-winning folk singer-songwriter Steve Bell; and DITA director and musician Jeremy Begbie—for a fresh and energizing exploration of the arts, discipleship, and Christian imagination. Here, the artists lead morning worship, with poetry by Malcolm Guite and music by Steve Bell. Jeremy Begbie preaches.

Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA) and Blacknall Memorial Presbyterian Church present a collaboration between three top-notch artists—priest, poet, musician Malcolm Guite; award-winning folk singer-songwriter Steve Bell; and DITA director and musician Jeremy Begbie. These three friends gather with members of the community to show us how to “play” within the possibilities of poetry and music, in composition and performance, to make sense of the world, wrestle with Scripture, and re-imagine Christian life.

Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA) and Blacknall Memorial Presbyterian Church present a collaboration between three top-notch artists—priest, poet, musician Malcolm Guite; award-winning folk singer-songwriter Steve Bell; and DITA director and musician Jeremy Begbie. Three days of public lecture/concerts, readings, and theological discussion at Duke Divinity School and Blacknall culminate in a final evening performance in Goodson Chapel.

Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA) and Blacknall Memorial Presbyterian Church present a collaboration between three top-notch artists—priest, poet, musician Malcolm Guite; award-winning folk singer-songwriter Steve Bell; and DITA director and musician Jeremy Begbie. These three friends gather with members of the community to show us how to “play” within the possibilities of poetry and music, in composition and performance, to make sense of the world, wrestle with Scripture, and re-imagine Christian life.