Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue (Engaging Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (976 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801022975 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 188 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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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.. 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. 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
Most of all, however, he emerges as a theologian of the arts with a message for the churches. John Walford, Wheaton College"The image-oriented insularity found in certain sectors of the Protestant church is sensitively and thoughtfully challenged by Bill Dyrness in this insightful guide. It contributes insights that are vital to understanding and shaping (both critically and constructively) major changes in culture and worship today."-Frank Burch Brown, Christian Theological . Without apologizing for the past, Dyrness chronicles the astonishing renaissance of Christian involvement in contemporary art that is taking place in the present. And by placing art in the context of worship and the rich variety of other Christia
"A Helpful Book on Visual Art from a Christian Perspective" according to Mark Beuving. Dyrness focuses on visual art. The book offers a history of the visual arts, an exploration of what the Bible says about art, and an overview of the contemporary art scene. Dyrness’ book is in Baker’s Engaging Culture series, which means it is a scholarly work and therefore more heavily nuanced and technical than most readers will want. Nevertheless, the book would be very helpful for those hoping to understand the visual arts better, particularly in conjunction with a Christian worldview. For my brief review on this book and most of th. "but due to the poor picture quality" according to ConnieE. For a book whose title and focus is on "visual faith and art," it was extremely disappointing to find every illustration printed only in black and white, and most of those are dark and fuzzy, not clear pictures. Sometimes the author would comment on details in a particular illustration, but due to the poor picture quality, I had a very hard time even seeing what he was referring to! I'm sure it costs more to reproduce illustrations in color, but for an art book, I do think it's a given necessity.. Grady A. Cox said Ok, not great.. Good content on a topic seldom treated well by Christian authors. It was occasionally "dry" and difficult for the reader to stay interested. I strongly recommend Saving Leonardo by Pearcey instead!
He is the author of many books, including The Earth Is God's: A Theology of American Culture. . Dyrness (D.Theol., University of Strasbourg; Doctorandus, Free University) is professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. William A