Jeremy Begbie

Jeremy Begbie, BA, BD, Ph.D., LRAM, ARCM, FRSCM, is Thomas A. Langford Research Professor at Duke Divinity School, Duke University He was previously the Associate Director of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, as well as an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge. In addition, he was an Honorary Professor of Theology at the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts at St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews, in Scotland, as well as the Associate Director of the program.

He is known for his writing and lecturing in the subdiscipline of theology which examines the relationship between theology and the arts. In September 1997 he founded the "Theology Through the Arts" project, whose primary aim is "to discover and demonstrate ways in which the arts can contribute towards the renewal of Christian theology". Aspects of the project include conversation amongst artists and theologians, academic lectures, publications, and arts festivals.

In July 2008, he left his posts at St. Andrews and at Cambridge to take up his position at Duke Divinity School.

Publications

*"Music in God's Purposes", Continuum, 1989.
*"Voicing Creation's Praise: Towards A Theology of the Arts", T&T Clark, 1991.
*"Beholding the Glory: Incarnation Through the Arts" (ed.), DLT/Baker Books, 2000.
*"Theology, Music, and Time", Cambridge University Press, 2000.
*"Sounding the Depths: Theology Through the Arts" (ed.), SCM Press, 2002.
*"Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music" (Engaging Culture Series), Baker Academic, 2007.

External links

* [http://www.theolarts.org/ Theology Through the Arts]