ABSTRACT
Recent work by art historians and critics suggests rich and growing interest in the intersection of art and religious faith. By canvasing case studies that signal meaningful exploration of the intersection of art and theology, Stratford highlights methods employed to date by 20th- and 21st-century scholars working within that intersection. Reuniting the (non-identical) twins of art and theology requires the treatment of the theological dimensions of the aesthetic object, as well as the aesthetic dimensions of theological perception. Engagement with extra-pictorial content (content social and theological) along with the ability to recognize material form as content is required, as this summary of significant case studies reveals.
