Visual Faith
Author: William A. Dyrness
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2001-11
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 0801022975
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An intriguing, substantive look into the relationship between the church and the world of art.
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Visual Faith (Engaging Culture)
Author: William A. Dyrness
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2001-11-01
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 1585585467
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →How can art enhance and enrich the Christian faith? What is the basis for a relationship between the church and visual imagery? Can the art world and the Protestant church be reconciled? Is art idolatry and vanity, or can it be used to strengthen the church? Grounded in historical and biblical research, William Dyrness offers students and scholars an intriguing, substantive look into the relationship between the church and the world of art. Faith and art were not always discordant. According to Dyrness, Israel understood imagery and beauty as reflections of God's perfect order; likewise, early Christians used art to teach and inspire. However, the Protestant church abandoned visual arts and imagery during the Reformation in favor of the written word and has only recently begun to reexamine art's role in Christianity and worship. Dyrness affirms this renewal and argues that art, if reflecting the order and wholeness of the world God created, can and should play an important role in modern Christianity.
A Matrix of Meanings (Engaging Culture)
Author: Craig Detweiler
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2003-11-01
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1585583324
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the glittering tinsel of Hollywood to the advertising slogan you can't get out of your head, we are surrounded by popular culture. In A Matrix of Meanings Craig Detweiler and Barry Taylor analyze aspects of popular culture and ask, What are they doing? What do they represent? and What do they say about the world in which we live? Rather than deciding whether Bono deserves our admiration, the authors examine the phenomenon of celebrity idolization. Instead of deciding whether Nike's "Just do it" campaign is morally questionable, they ask what its success reflects about our society. A Matrix of Meanings is a hip, entertaining guide to the maze of popular culture. Plentiful photos, artwork, and humorous sidebars make for delightful reading. Readers who distrust popular culture as well as those who love it will find useful insight into developing a Christian worldview in a secular culture.
God in the Gallery
Author: Daniel A. Siedell
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2008-10
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 0801031842
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An art historian develops a theological, philosophical, and historical framework within which to experience and interpret modern and contemporary art that is in dialogue with the Christian faith.
Seeing and Believing
Author: Stuart C. Devenish
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2012-05-23
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1630870447
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In a cinematic culture where multiple visions of reality "play" at the same time, it is critical that Christian believers know how to confidently identify and "discern," among other stories, the Jesus-story that defines their most important commitment in life. Using the optical metaphor of the "eye of faith," the author identifies the spiritual life as a "visual life." Through themes such as "looking through Jesus' eyes," the bible as a "visionary text," and the church as a "wide-eyed people," he builds a connecting bridge between the seeing-soul in Christian spirituality, and the twenty-first century as the "age of the eye." The key words for this exploration are spirituality, discipleship, insight, luminescence, and optical "therapy." The author proposes the need for a "catechism of the eye" that will lead to the renewal of Christian ministry, spirituality, discipleship, and identity.
God in the Gallery (Cultural Exegesis)
Author: Daniel A. Siedell
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781441201850
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Is contemporary art a friend or foe of Christianity? Art historian, critic, and curator Daniel Siedell, addresses this question and presents a framework for interpreting art from a Christian worldview in God in the Gallery: A Christian Embrace of Modern Art. As such, it is an excellent companion to Francis Schaeffer's classic Art and the Bible. Divided into three parts--"Theology," "History," and "Practice"--God in the Gallery demonstrates that art is in conversation with and not opposed to the Christian faith. In addition, this book is beautifully enhanced with images from such artists as Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Enrique Martínez Celaya, and others. Readers of this book will include professors, students, artists, and anyone interested in Christianity and culture.
Resounding Truth
Author: Jeremy Begbie
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2007-12
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 0801026954
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A world-renowned scholar and musician helps Christians respond with theological discernment to music.
Resounding Truth (Engaging Culture)
Author: Jeremy S. Begbie
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2007-12-01
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 1441200711
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Even fallen humans compose beautiful symphonies, music that touches emotions as nothing else can. Resounding Truth shows Christians how to uncover the Gospel message found in the many melodies that surround us. Theologian and musician Jeremy Begbie believes our divinely-inspired imagination reveals opportunity for sincere, heartfelt praise. With practical examples, lucid explanations, and an accessible bibliography, this book will help music lovers discover how God's diversity shines through sound. Begbie helps readers see the Master of Song and experience the harmony of heavenly hope.
Transforming Christian Thought in the Visual Arts
Author: Sheona Beaumont
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-07-06
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 1000386074
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume explores how the visual arts are presenting and responding to Christian theology and demonstrates how modern and contemporary artists and artworks have actively engaged in conversation with Christianity. Modern intellectual enquiry has often been reluctant to engage theology as an enriching or useful form of visual analysis, but critics are increasingly revisiting religious narratives and Christian thought in pursuit of understanding our present-day visual culture. In this book an international group of contributors demonstrate how theology is often implicit within artworks and how, regardless of a viewer’s personal faith, it can become implicit in a viewer’s visual encounter. Their observations include deliberate juxtaposition of Christian symbols, imaginative play with theologies, the validation of non-confessional or secular public engagement, and inversions of biblical interpretation. Case studies such as an interactive Easter, glow-sticks as sacrament, and visualisation of the Bible’s polyphonic voices enrich this discussion. Together, they call for a greater interpretative generosity and more nuance around theology’s cultural contexts in the modern era. By engaging with theology, culture, and the visual art, this collection offers a fresh lens through which to see the interaction of religion and art. As such, it will be of great use to those working in Religion and the Arts, Visual Art, Material Religion, Theology, Aesthetics, and Cultural Studies.
Christian Art
Author: Michelle P. Brown
Publisher: Lion Hudson Ltd
Published: 2021-01-22
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1912552566
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explore the rich history and influence of Christian art from Antiquity to the present day. Michelle Brown traces the rich history of Christian art, crossing boundaries to explore how art has reflected and stimulated a response to the teachings of Christ, and to Christian thought and experience across the ages. Embracing much of the history of art in the West and parts of the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australasia, Michelle considers art of the earliest Christians to the modern day. Featuring articles by invited contributors on subjects including Icons; Renaissance Florence; Rubens and the Counter-Reformation; Religious Folk Art; Jewish Artists; Christian Themes; Making the St Johnâs Bible, and Christianity and Contemporary Art in North America, Christian Art is an ideal survey of the subject for all those interested in the worldâs artistic heritage. â¢â Comprehensive and authoritative text from the Early Christian period to the modern day â¢â Wide international coverage â¢â Feature articles on special subjects by a team of experts from around the world
