Visual Faith
Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue
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Author
Publication
2001-11-01 - Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, MI
Language
English
Word Count
47,500 words, Guess
Page Count
190 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivevisualfaithartth0000dyrn
- ISBN-100801022975
- ISBN-139780801022975
- Goodreads562928
- Library of Congress Control Number2001037487
and 5 more
- OCLC Control Number47140702
- Better World Books9780801022975
- Better World BooksP8-CTV-393
- Better World BooksT3-AFG-640
- Open LibraryOL7845528M
Classifications
- LCCBR115.A8D97 2001
- LCCBR115.A8 D97 2001
Description
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. - amazon.com
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Series Statement
- Engaging culture
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