A Redemptive Theology Of Art

Download A Redemptive Theology Of Art full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online A Redemptive Theology Of Art ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

A Redemptive Theology of Art

Download A Redemptive Theology of Art PDF Online Free

Author : David A. Covington
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310534372
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

Book Synopsis A Redemptive Theology of Art by : David A. Covington

Download or read book A Redemptive Theology of Art written by David A. Covington and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Redemptive Theology of Art develops a biblical, systematic, and practical theology of aesthetics. It begins with the roots and ontology of aesthetics (vs. "art") and the architecture and narrative of affection and passion, their woes and their glory. Those who would search the Bible find little support for "art" as commonly conceived in the West. The language of aesthetics, applied to the maker’s intentions, the qualities of the work, and the responses of the audience, better addresses the questions of beauty, and better suits the discussion of human actions, beliefs, and culture than the language of art does. The Bible yields more consistent and helpful answers to questions about the broader category of aesthetics than it does to questions about art; leading in turn to better questions and a more practical and theological appreciation of human affections, beauty, and delight, and the many paths by which people, including Christians, pursue them. Using the categories and definitions from Scripture, Covington gives hope and help not only for those who labor in the arts, but for everyone who cares about the passions that motivate us. We were made for God's delight, and, though sin and bondage plague our passions, God can shape our fun, feelings, desires, affections and aversions. Feelings are neither objective nor subjective; they are redeemable. Borrowing key ideas from other Christian writers on the arts or aesthetics, Covington explores the connection between orthodox Protestant theology and a responsible, respectful treatment of arts, artists, and all aesthetic fields of human work and speech.

Art and Faith

Download Art and Faith PDF Online Free

Author : Makoto Fujimura
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300255934
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

Book Synopsis Art and Faith by : Makoto Fujimura

Download or read book Art and Faith written by Makoto Fujimura and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a world-renowned painter, an exploration of creativity’s quintessential—and often overlooked—role in the spiritual life “Makoto Fujimura’s art and writings have been a true inspiration to me. In this luminous book, he addresses the question of art and faith and their reconciliation with a quiet and moving eloquence.”—Martin Scorsese “[An] elegant treatise . . . Fujimura’s sensitive, evocative theology will appeal to believers interested in the role religion can play in the creation of art.”—Publishers Weekly Conceived over thirty years of painting and creating in his studio, this book is Makoto Fujimura’s broad and deep exploration of creativity and the spiritual aspects of “making.” What he does in the studio is theological work as much as it is aesthetic work. In between pouring precious, pulverized minerals onto handmade paper to create the prismatic, refractive surfaces of his art, he comes into the quiet space in the studio, in a discipline of awareness, waiting, prayer, and praise. Ranging from the Bible to T. S. Eliot, and from Mark Rothko to Japanese Kintsugi technique, he shows how unless we are making something, we cannot know the depth of God’s being and God’s grace permeating our lives. This poignant and beautiful book offers the perspective of, in Christian Wiman’s words, “an accidental theologian,” one who comes to spiritual questions always through the prism of art.

Images of Redemption

Download Images of Redemption PDF Online Free

Author : Patrick Sherry
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780567088918
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (889 download)

Book Synopsis Images of Redemption by : Patrick Sherry

Download or read book Images of Redemption written by Patrick Sherry and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After discussing the "arts of redemption" and their rivals, and introducing soteriology, the theology of salvation, Patrick Sherry argues that the Christian "Drama of Redemption" has three Acts. The next five chapters discuss the three Acts, namely salvation history, our present human life, and the life to come. In each case, Sherry explains how art and literature can lead to an understanding of what is at stake here. His main concern is with the present life: hence three of those chapters deal with that phase of redemption, one of them specifically with "novels of redemption." The last substantial chapter of the book takes up the general issue of how art and literature contribute to religious understanding: Sherry argues that they may be primary expressions of religious belief, as well as "illustrations," and that as such they may criticise or complement theology, or in turn be open to criticism themselves from that quarter. Finally, he summarises the main theme and briefly discusses some of the particular problems of assessing the arts of redemption.The book's most distinctive feature is the way in which it uses art and literature as a means of religious and theological understanding. It is not a survey of the arts of redemption, though it uses a wide variety of examples, including ancient Greek drama, Flemish and Italian painting, religious music, and 19th -20th century novels. These examples are used as a tool for understanding what is one of the most difficult areas of theology.

Art for God's Sake

Download Art for God's Sake PDF Online Free

Author : Philip Graham Ryken
Publisher : P & R Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781596380073
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (8 download)

Book Synopsis Art for God's Sake by : Philip Graham Ryken

Download or read book Art for God's Sake written by Philip Graham Ryken and published by P & R Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does God say about the arts? Can you be a Christian and an artist? How do the arts impact your church? The creation sings to us with the visual beauty of God's handiwork. But what of man-made art? Much of it is devoid of sacred beauty and is often rejected by Christians. Christian artists struggle to find acceptance within the church. If all of life is to be viewed as "under the lordship of Christ," can we rediscover what God's plan is for the arts? Philip Graham Ryken brings into sharp focus a biblical view of the arts and the artists who make art for God's sake. This is a concise yet comprehensive treatment of the major issue of the arts for all who seek answers.

Hip-Hop Redemption

Download Hip-Hop Redemption PDF Online Free

Author : Ralph Basui Watkins
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 080103311X
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)

Book Synopsis Hip-Hop Redemption by : Ralph Basui Watkins

Download or read book Hip-Hop Redemption written by Ralph Basui Watkins and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sociologist and pop-culture expert offers a balanced engagement of hip-hop and rap music, showing God's presence in the music and the message.

Scripture, Skepticism, and the Character of God

Download Scripture, Skepticism, and the Character of God PDF Online Free

Author : Dane Neufeld
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773558268
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

Book Synopsis Scripture, Skepticism, and the Character of God by : Dane Neufeld

Download or read book Scripture, Skepticism, and the Character of God written by Dane Neufeld and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a period of great religious upheaval, Anglican philosopher and ecclesiastic Henry Longueville Mansel (1820–1871) became famous for his 1858 Bampton Lectures, which sought to defend traditional faith by employing a skeptical philosophy. Understanding Mansel and the passionate debate that surrounded his career provides insight into the current struggle for ancient religions to articulate their traditions in a modern world. In Scripture, Skepticism, and the Character of God Dane Neufeld explores the life and thought of the now forgotten nineteenth-century theologian. Examining the ideological differences between this philosopher and his contemporaries, Neufeld makes a case for the coherence of Mansel's position and traces the vestiges of his thought through the generations that followed him. Mansel found himself at the centre of an explosive debate concerning the Christian scriptures and the moral character of the God they described. Though the rise of science is often credited with provoking a crisis of doubt, shifting ideas about humanity and God were just as central to the spiritual unrest of the nineteenth century. Mansel's central argument, that the entire Bible must be read as a unified witness to the reality of God, provoked disagreement among theologians, churchmen, and free thinkers alike who were uncomfortable with certain aspects of the scriptural portrayal of God's activity and character. Mansel's attempt to reconcile theological skepticism with scripturalism was misunderstood. He was branded a hopeless fideist by the free thinkers and a dangerous skeptic by high, broad, and evangelical churchmen alike. Many of the controversies in contemporary Christianity concern the collision between modern morality and biblical renderings of God. Neufeld argues that Henry Mansel, while a deeply polarizing figure, brought clarity and precision to this debate by exposing what was at stake for Christian belief and biblical interpretation in the Victorian period.

Avantgarde Art and Radical Material Theology

Download Avantgarde Art and Radical Material Theology PDF Online Free

Author : Petra Carlsson Redell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429581696
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

Book Synopsis Avantgarde Art and Radical Material Theology by : Petra Carlsson Redell

Download or read book Avantgarde Art and Radical Material Theology written by Petra Carlsson Redell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theological thought has long been focused on the meaning to be found in our existence, but it has tended to neglect what it might offer to those seeking how to prolong and improve our physical existence in this world. In conversation with twentieth-century materialist art and thought, this book presents a radical theology that engages directly with the political and ecological issues of our time. The book introduces a new thinker to the theological sphere, Russian avantgarde artist Liubov Popova (1889–1924). She was a woman acknowledged for her artistic and intellectual talent and yet is never discussed in relation to the twentieth-century thinkers with whom her ideas have obvious connections. Popova’s art and thought are discussed together with thinkers like Walter Benjamin, Donna Haraway, Gilles Deleuze and Paul Tillich, along with ecotheological and theopolitical perspectives. Inspired by the activist creativity of avantgarde art, the book’s final chapter, playfully yet with deadly seriousness, presents a manifesto for radical theology today. This is a work of theological activism that demonstrates the benefit of allowing new voices into the conversations around art, spirituality and our planet. As such, it will be of keen interest to academics in Theology, Religion and the Arts and the Philosophy of Religion.

Visual Theology

Download Visual Theology PDF Online Free

Author : Robin Margaret Jensen
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814653999
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (539 download)

Book Synopsis Visual Theology by : Robin Margaret Jensen

Download or read book Visual Theology written by Robin Margaret Jensen and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At least since the time of Paul (see Acts 18), Christians have wrestled with the power and danger of religious imagery in the visual arts. It was not until the middle of the twentieth century that there emerged in Western Christianity an integrated, academic study of theology and the arts. Here, one of the pioneers of that movement, H. Wilson Yates, along with fourteen theologians, examine how visual culture reflects or addresses pressing contemporary religious questions. The aim throughout is to engage the reader in theological reflection, mediated and enhanced by the arts. This beautifully illustrated book includes more than fifty images in full color.

A Peculiar Orthodoxy

Download A Peculiar Orthodoxy PDF Online Free

Author : Jeremy S. Begbie
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493414526
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

Book Synopsis A Peculiar Orthodoxy by : Jeremy S. Begbie

Download or read book A Peculiar Orthodoxy written by Jeremy S. Begbie and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World-renowned theologian Jeremy Begbie has been at the forefront of teaching and writing on theology and the arts for more than twenty years. Amid current debates and discussions on the topic, Begbie emphasizes the role of a biblically grounded creedal orthodoxy as he shows how Christian theology and the arts can enrich each other. Throughout the book, Begbie demonstrates the power of classic trinitarian faith to bring illumination, surprise, and delight whenever it engages with the arts.

Redemptive Kingdom Diversity

Download Redemptive Kingdom Diversity PDF Online Free

Author : Jarvis J. Williams
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493432605
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

Book Synopsis Redemptive Kingdom Diversity by : Jarvis J. Williams

Download or read book Redemptive Kingdom Diversity written by Jarvis J. Williams and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive biblical and theological survey of the people of God in the Old and New Testaments, offering insights for today's transformed and ethnically diverse church. Jarvis Williams explains that God's people have always been intended to be a diverse community. From Genesis to Revelation, God has intended to restore humanity's vertical relationship with God, humanity's horizontal relationship with one another, and the entire creation through Jesus. Through Jesus, both Jew and gentile are reconciled to God and together make up a transformed people. Williams then applies his biblical and theological analysis to selected aspects of the current conversation about race, racism, and ethnicity, explaining what it means to be the church in today's multiethnic context. He argues that the church should demonstrate redemptive kingdom diversity, for it has been transformed into a new community that is filled with many diverse ethnic communities.

Visual Faith

Download Visual Faith PDF Online Free

Author : William A. Dyrness
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 0801022975
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)

Book Synopsis Visual Faith by : William A. Dyrness

Download or read book Visual Faith written by William A. Dyrness and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing, substantive look into the relationship between the church and the world of art.

The Beauty of God

Download The Beauty of God PDF Online Free

Author : Daniel J. Treier
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830828435
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

Book Synopsis The Beauty of God by : Daniel J. Treier

Download or read book The Beauty of God written by Daniel J. Treier and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2007-05-18 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editors Mark Husbands, Roger Lundin and Daniel J. Treier present ten essays that explore a Christian approach to beauty and the arts. The visual arts, music and literature are considered as well as the theological meaning and place of the arts in a fallen world redeemed by Christ.

Christianity, Art and Transformation

Download Christianity, Art and Transformation PDF Online Free

Author : John W. de Gruchy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521772051
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (72 download)

Book Synopsis Christianity, Art and Transformation by : John W. de Gruchy

Download or read book Christianity, Art and Transformation written by John W. de Gruchy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-29 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the historical and contemporary relationship between the arts and Christianity.

Theological Aesthetics

Download Theological Aesthetics PDF Online Free

Author : Richard Viladesau
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019512622X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

Book Synopsis Theological Aesthetics by : Richard Viladesau

Download or read book Theological Aesthetics written by Richard Viladesau and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Richard Viladesau contrues Christian theology as a "theological aesthetics." He examines Christian revelation and its rational presuppositions in relationship to three interconnected meanings of the "aesthetic" in modern thought: human cognition as feeling and imagination; the realm of the beautiful; and the arts. In each area, examples from the arts are correlated with classical and contemporary theological themes.

For the Beauty of the Church

Download For the Beauty of the Church PDF Online Free

Author : W. David O. Taylor
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 9781441207760
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (77 download)

Book Synopsis For the Beauty of the Church by : W. David O. Taylor

Download or read book For the Beauty of the Church written by W. David O. Taylor and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think of your local church. Without art--music, song, dance, etc.--it would be a much poorer place. But if protestants have any vision for the arts, it tends to be a thin one. This unique book is an attempt to contribute to a robust, expansive vision for the church and the arts. Its specific aim is to show how the many parts of the landscape of church and art hold together. You can think of it as a kind of helicopter flyover, but one with expert pilots. The guides include the likes of Eugene Peterson, Lauren Winner, Jeremy Begbie, Andy Crouch, and John Witvliet, helping to inspire readers and empower pastor-leaders with a vision of the church and the arts that is compelling, far-seeing, and profoundly transformative.

Creation Regained

Download Creation Regained PDF Online Free

Author : Albert M. Wolters
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146742563X
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)

Book Synopsis Creation Regained by : Albert M. Wolters

Download or read book Creation Regained written by Albert M. Wolters and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2005-11-10 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: with a Postcript coauthored by Michael W. Goheen In print for two decades and translated into eight languages, Albert Wolters's classic formulation of an integrated Christian worldview has been revised and expanded to reach new readers beyond the generation that has already benefited from this clear, concise proposal for transcending the false dichotomy between sacred and secular. Wolters begins by defining the nature and scope of a worldview, distinguishing it from philosophy and theology. He then outlines a Reformed analysis of the three basic categories in human history -- creation, fall, and redemption -- arguing that while the fall reaches into every corner of the world, Christians are called to participate in Christ's redemption of all creation. This Twentieth Anniversary edition features a new concluding chapter, coauthored with Michael Goheen, that helpfully places the discussion of worldview in a broader narrative and missional context.

The Beauty of the Cross

Download The Beauty of the Cross PDF Online Free

Author : Richard Viladesau
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 019518811X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

Book Synopsis The Beauty of the Cross by : Richard Viladesau

Download or read book The Beauty of the Cross written by Richard Viladesau and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2006-01-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viladesau focuses on poetry and the visual arts as he seeks to understand 'The Beauty of the Cross' as it developed in theology and art from the early Christian era through the middle ages.