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Visual arts in the worshiping church / Lisa J. DeBoer.
Author
DeBoer, Lisa J.
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Language
English
Published/Created
Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, [2016]
Description
xi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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BR115.A8 D45 2016
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Christianity and art
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Worship
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Cults
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Series
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship liturgical studies series
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The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship liturgical studies series
Summary note
Although numerous studies have examined biblical and theological rationales for using the visual arts in worship, this book by Lisa J. DeBoer fills in a piece of the picture missing so far -- the social dimensions of both our churches and the various art worlds represented in our congregations. The first part of the book looks at Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism in turn -- including case studies of specific congregations -- showing how each tradition's use of the visual arts reveals an underlying ecclesiology. DeBoer then focuses on six themes that emerge when Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant uses of the visual arts are examined together -- the arts as expressions of the church's local and universal character, the meanings attributed to particular styles of art for the church, the role of the arts in enculturating the gospel, and more. DeBoer's Visual Arts in the Worshiping Church will focus and deepen the thinking of pastors, worship leaders, artists, students, and laypeople regarding what the arts might do in the midst of their congregations.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-292) and index.
Contents
Miracles of belief: the orthodox covenant with icons
Celebrating the paschal mystery: art and worship in the catholic church
Art as activism: the visual arts in protestant congregations
Universal & local
Story & presence
Public worship & private devotion
Institutionalization & professionalization
Naturalism & abstraction
Inculturation & enculturation.
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ISBN
9780802869517 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0802869513 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2016032273
OCLC
958422174
Other standard number
40026713669
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