Christianity, Art and Transformation
Theological Aesthetics in the Struggle for Justice
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- Author: John W. de Gruchy, University of Cape Town
- Date Published: January 2001
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521772051
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Christianity, Art and Transformation is a journey of exploration that is both historical and contemporary, theological and practical. The reader is invited to share in the journey beginning in the life of the early church, traveling through the history of European Christianity and art, and arriving in southern Africa. Many themes weave through its pages, among them the nature of beauty, good taste, the power of sacred images, aesthetics and ethics, and the role of art in society and the church today.
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- Date Published: January 2001
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521772051
- length: 286 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.59kg
- contains: 10 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
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
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