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Christianity, Art and Transformation

Theological Aesthetics in the Struggle for Justice

John W De Gruchy author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:6th Nov '08

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This book explores the historical and contemporary relationship between the arts and Christianity.

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, travelling through the history of European Christianity and art, and arriving in southern Africa.Christianity, Art and Transformation explores the historical and contemporary relationship between the arts and Christianity with reference to the transformation of society. Several major themes are discussed, among them the power of images, the relationship between aesthetics and ethics, the nature of beauty and its redemptive capacity, aesthetic existence and Christian discipleship, and the role of art in the public square and in the life of the Church. The book is a contribution to the study of theological aesthetics from both an ecumenical and Reformed perspective, global in its scope yet rooted in the author's South African context.

Review of the hardback: '… a new and original and a very welcome addition to the subject.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

ISBN: 9780521089500

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm

Weight: 430g

288 pages