Art, Modernity and Faith: Restoring the Image

George Pattison

ISBN 10: 0334027195 / ISBN 13: 9780334027195

Published by SCM Press, United Kingdom, London, 1998

Leads the reader through a more or less historical narrative of the relationship between Christianity and the visual arts beginning with the deep-rooted fear of images in the Judaeo-Christian tradition. Shows how significant for religion art can be. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003203887

Synopsis:

Leads the reader through a more or less historical narrative of the relationship between Christianity and the visual arts beginning with the deep-rooted fear of images in the Judaeo-Christian tradition. Shows how significant for religion art can be.

About the Author: George Pattison is Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford and Canon of Christ Church Cathedral. His publications include God and Being; An Enquiry (2011); Crucifixions and Resurrections of the Image (2009) and Kierkegaard, Religion and the Nineteenth Century Crisis of Culture (Cambridge, 2002). He is editor and translator of Kierkegaard's Spiritual Writings (2010).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Art, Modernity and Faith: Restoring the Image
Publisher: SCM Press, United Kingdom, London
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition