Dr Caleb Froehlich
Associate Lecturer in Theology and the Arts
Research areas
Dr Caleb Froehlich is Associate Lecturer in Theology and the Arts. He specialises in theology and the arts with a focus on the intersections between religion, art, and culture from the 20th century to the present, especially as this relates to culturally engaged theology, biblical/theological reception, and religious experience. His forthcoming book, Redefining Religious Experience in the Long Sixties (Routledge), explores the continuing influence of religion on the meaning-making engagements of ‘seeking’ American youths with seminal works of popular art (in architecture/painting, film, literature, and music) during the Sixties era.
He received his PhD in Religion, Art, and Culture as well as a Master of Letters in Theology, Imagination, and the Arts from the University of St Andrews. He also holds a Master’s in Theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Before returning to St Andrews, he investigated audience experiences with sacred art at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as a Postdoctoral Researcher on the Templeton-funded ‘Art and the Sacred’ project and was the IASH-CTPI Duncan Forrester Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
Selected publications
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Seeing through bias news: bringing a Christian perspective
Froehlich, C. M. & Mitchell, J., 2023, Crucible, the Journal of Christian Social Ethics, 14, 34, p. 11-21 11 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Cities of Refuge: Blood Feud; Complex Hospitality; Rising Stars; Face-to-Face
Froehlich, C. M., 25 Feb 2020, The Visual Commentary on Scripture.Research output: Other contribution
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The Song: Poems of Biblical Theophany
Froehlich, C. M. (Editor), 7 Mar 2020, Tapsalteerie .Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Open access
A Dark Dream: God’s Calling of Samuel and the Ministry of Eli (1 Samuel 3)
Froehlich, C. M., 1 May 2019, Annunciations: Sacred Music for the 21st Century. Corbett, G. (ed.). Open Book Publishers, p. 189-200Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Open access
Peter Howson and the language of salvation: the role of the grotesque in Redemption’s Hades cycle
Froehlich, C. M., 30 Mar 2019, In: Religion and the Arts. 23, 1-2, p. 76-99Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Review of Art as Spiritual Perception: Essays in Honour of E. John Walford Edited by James Romaine
Froehlich, C. M., 24 May 2019, In: Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies. 4, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Open access
The Scandal of God Incarnate: Max Ernst and the Impeccability of Infant Jesus
Froehlich, C. M., 2016, Transpositions.Research output: Other contribution