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Visual FaithWilliam A. Dyrness

Visual Faith

2001190 pages
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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,…

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  • Paperback · English · 2001
    Baker Academic · 190 pages · 9780801022975
Christianity and artChristendomBeeldende kunstenArt and religionChristian lifeChristianity