[PDF] Interpreting Christian Art eBook

Author : Heidi J. Hornik
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 18,7 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780865548503

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Since the iconoclastic controversies of the eighth and ninth centuries, the visual arts have been the subject of much ecclesiastical discussion and contention. In particular, since the mid-1960s Protestant scholars and clergy have been paying more attention to the potential role of the visual arts in theology and liturgy of the Christian Church. As a result, numerous programs were begun under a variety of nomenclature, e.g., Religion and the Arts, Theology and the Arts, etc. Most of the essays in this book were originally presented as part of the Pruit Symposium on "Interpreting Christian Art, " held at Baylor University in October 2000. The symposium provided the opportunity to bring together scholars, clergy, and laity who are interested in the question of how religious art can contribute to the life of the contemporary Christian community. The resulting essays are a rich fare in interdisciplinary exploration of Christian art by art historians, theologians, and biblical scholars. Essayists include Margaret Miles, Robin M. Jensen, Graydon F. Snyder, Charles Barber, Anthony Cutler, William M. Jensen, Paolo Berdini, John W. Cook, and the editors, Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons.

Author : Robin M. Jensen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,47 MB
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1135951772

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Understanding Early Christian Art is designed for students of both religion and of art history. It makes the critical tools of art historians accessible to students of religion, to help them understand better the visual representations of Christianity. It will also aid art historians in comprehending the complex theology, history and context of Christian art. This interdisciplinary and boundary-breaking approach will enable students in several fields to further their understanding and knowledge of the art of the early Christian era. Understanding Early Christian Art contains over fifty images with parallel text.

Author : Juliet Benner
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 12,17 MB
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 083083544X

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Docent Juliet Benner began showing people how to meditate on Christian art treasures, which led to her much-beloved "O Taste and See" columns from the spiritual formation journal Conversations, now expanded into this book. In each chapter you'll encounter a passage of Scripture and a corresponding piece of art to lead you in a new experience of prayer in God's presence.

Author : Daniel A. Siedell
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,76 MB
Release : 2008-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 0801031842

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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.

Author : Tom Devonshire Jones
Publisher :
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 44,25 MB
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 0199680272

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This dictionary is a fascinating guide to the broad range of terms used in the study of the history of Christian art and architecture, including themes, artists, and movements. The long-awaited new edition includes entries by over a dozen expert contributors, and a fully revised online bibliography, bringing it up to date for the 21st century.

Author : Rowena Loverance
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 27,34 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780674024793

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At once a sumptuously illustrated survey of Christian art over time and across the globe as well as a study of what RChristian artS really means, Loverance concludes with an assessment of the current state of this art form at the beginning of the 21st century.

Author : Terry Glaspey
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 17,90 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802498884

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What does art have to do with faith? For many Christians, paintings, films, music, and other forms of art are simply used for wall decoration, entertaining distraction, or worshipful devotion. But what if the arts played a more prominent role in the Christian life? In Discovering God through the Arts, discover how the arts can be tools for faith-building, life-changing spiritual formation for all Christians. Terry Glaspey, author of 75 Masterpieces Every Christian Should Know, examines: How the arts assist us in prayer and contemplation How the arts help us rediscover a sense of wonder How the arts help us deal with emotions How the arts aid theological reflection and so much more. Let your faith be enriched, and discover how beauty and creativity can draw you nearer to the ultimate Creator.

Author : Jane Dillenberger
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 27,5 MB
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 0520276299

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This is the first critical examination of Pablo Picasso's use of religious imagery and the religious import of many of his works with secular subject matter. Though Picasso was an avowed atheist, his work employs spiritual themesÑand, often, traditional religious iconography. In five engagingly written, accessible chapters, Jane Daggett Dillenberger and John Handley address Picasso's cryptic 1930 painting of the Crucifixion; the artist's early life in the Catholic church; elements of transcendence in Guernica; Picasso's later, fraught relationship with the church, which commissioned him in the 1950s to paint murals for the Temple of Peace chapel in France; and the centrality of religious themes and imagery in bullfighting, the subject of countless Picasso drawings and paintings.

Author : Helen De Borchgrave
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 38,74 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781451409543

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Depicts the methods used by Christian artists, including mosaic, paint, and stone, over a 2,000-year period to portray their search for spirituality.