ABSTRACT

Christianity has repeatedly valued the "Word" over and above the non-verbal arts. Art has been seen through the interpretative lens of theology, rather than being valued for what it can bring to the discipline. 'Explorations in Art, Theology and Imagination' argues that art is crucially important to theology. The book explores the interconnecting themes of embodiment and incarnation, faith and imagination, and the similarities and differences between art and theology. Arguing for a critique that begins with art and moves to theology, 'Explorations in Art, Theology and Imagination' offers a radical re-evaluation of the role of art in Christian discourse.

part |65 pages

Part I

chapter |11 pages

Art for Whose Sake?

chapter |15 pages

Art and the Theologians

chapter |17 pages

Making New Worlds

chapter |21 pages

Art and the Philosophers

part |96 pages

Part II

chapter |13 pages

As the Bird Sings

chapter |9 pages

Tossed Clean into the New

chapter |20 pages

Did I Love a Dream?

chapter |10 pages

Symbols of the Sublime?

chapter |18 pages

The Time Came and the Man