Christianity, Art and Transformation
Christianity, Art and Transformation
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GBPChristianity, Art and Transformation explores the historical and contemporary relationship between the arts and Christianity with reference to the transformation of society. Several major themes are discussed, among them the power of images, the relationship between aesthetics and ethics, the nature of beauty and its redemptive capacity, aesthetic existence and Christian discipleship, and the role of art in the public square and in the life of the Church. The book is a contribution to the study of theological aesthetics from both an ecumenical and Reformed perspective, global in its scope yet rooted in the author's South African context.
- A new method of exploring the connections between Christianity, art and social transformation
- Examines the relationship between aesthetics and ethics in Church and society
- Probes the contribution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer to theological aesthetics
Reviews & endorsements
Review of the hardback: '… a new and original and a very welcome addition to the subject.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Product details
November 2008Paperback
9780521089500
288 pages
229 × 152 × 17 mm
0.43kg
10 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. Historical Trajectories:
- 1. The power of sacred images
- 2. The beautiful, the ugly, and the holy
- Part II. Theological Reflection:
- 3. The redemptive power of beauty
- 4. Restoring broken themes of praise
- Part III. Aesthetic Praxis:
- 5. Art in the public square
- 6. Art in the life of the church
- Select bibliography
- Index of names
- Index of subjects.
