Theology and the Arts

Profano y pagano en el arte gallego

by Fátima Díez-Platas

Petite histoire de l’iconoclastie islamique… en images

by René Lemieux

Publié dans Le Mouton noir, volume XVII, numéro 2, novembre-décembre 2011.

Recension de: Olga Hazan et Jean-Jacques Lavoie (dir.), Le Prophète Muhammad. Entre le mot et l'image, Fides, 2011. Recension de: Olga Hazan et Jean-Jacques Lavoie (dir.), Le Prophète Muhammad. Entre le mot et l'image, Fides, 2011.

The Impact of the Reformation on the Fine Arts

by John D. Wilsey

Music and art have given expression to the most profound of human longings and emotions. Since ancient times, music... more Music and art have given expression to the most profound of human longings and emotions. Since ancient times, music and art have plumbed the depths of man’s interpretation of his experience with the physical and the spiritual worlds. Often, long after the words of great orators have been forgotten, the work of masterful musicians and painters has served to inspire. Add to this deep significance of art and music the theological, political and philosophical movement known as the Protestant Reformation in Europe. The Reformation represents a fundamental shift in the way many European Christians viewed the Bible and salvation. When music and art are met by this fundamental shift in thought, theology and practice, the impact of the shift upon them is truly awesome. This study will attempt to show that the Reformation made all the difference in the work of two masters of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) in music and Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) in art. Without the shift in thought, theology and practice presented to the West by the Reformation, Bach and Rembrandt would not have made the contributions to music and art that they most certainly made. The study will first consider some general effects of the Reformation upon music and art in the seventeenth century, and then will analyze what impact it made on the music of Bach and the art of Rembrandt in particular.

“A kind of metaphysical dizziness.” Tillich’s Theology of Culture and the Encounter with “non-art”

by Russell Re Manning

Paper delivered at the
Zweiter Internationaler Kongress der
Deutschen Paul-Tillich-Gesellschaft e.V.
in Zusammenarbeit mit der
Evangelisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Wien entitled Paul Tillichs Theologie der Kultur
Aspekte – Probleme – Perspektiven and held in Vienna in October 2010

Poetic Worship (MA Thesis Proposal)

by Travis Poling

Proposal for my MA Thesis, constructing a theology of liturgical language incorporating liturgical studies &... more Proposal for my MA Thesis, constructing a theology of liturgical language incorporating liturgical studies & poetic theory.