Research areas
Dr Caleb Froehlich is Director of the online Bible and Contemporary World programme and Associate Lecturer in Theology and the Arts at the University of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. 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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Froehlich, C. & Jack, A., 14 Oct 2025, Art seeking understanding : Conceptual, empirical, and experimental approaches. Brewer, C. R. (ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, p. 132-142
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Froehlich, C. M. & Mitchell, J., 7 Jan 2023, Crucible, the Journal of Christian Social Ethics, p. 11-21 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Froehlich, C. M., 25 Feb 2020, The Visual Commentary on Scripture.
Research output: Other contribution
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Froehlich, C. M. (Editor), 7 Mar 2020, Tapsalteerie .
Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Open access
Froehlich, C. M., 1 May 2019, Annunciations: Sacred Music for the 21st Century. Corbett, G. (ed.). Open Book Publishers, p. 189-200
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Open access
Froehlich, C. M., 30 Mar 2019, In: Religion and the Arts. 23, 1-2, p. 76-99
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Froehlich, C. M., 24 May 2019, In: Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies. 4, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Open access
Froehlich, C. M., 2016, Transpositions.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article