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 58³Ô¹Ï. 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