Modern Art and the Life of a Culture: The Religious Impulses

Modern Art and the Life of a Culture: The Religious Impulses of Modernism (Studies in Theology and the Arts Series)
- Christianity Today's 2017 Book of the Year Award of Merit - Culture and the Arts
For many Christians, engaging with modern art raises several questions: Is the Christian faith at odds with modern art? Does modernism contain religious themes? What is the place of Christian artists in the landscape of modern art? Nearly fifty years ago, Dutch art historian and theologian Hans Rookmaaker offered his answers to these questions when he published his groundbreaking work, Modern Art and the Death of a Culture, which was characterized by both misgivings and hopefulness. While appreciating Rookmaaker's invaluable contribution to the study of theology and the arts, this volumeâ€•coauthored by an artist and a theologianâ€•responds to his work and offers its own answers to these questions by arguing that there were actually strong religious impulses that positively shaped modern visual art. Instead of affirming a pattern of decline and growing antipathy towards faith, the authors contend that theological engagement and inquiry can be perceived across a wide range of modern artâ€•French, British, German, Dutch, Russian and North Americanâ€•and through particular works by artists such as Gauguin, Picasso, David Jones, Caspar David Friedrich, van Gogh, Kandinsky, Warhol and many others. This book, the first in IVP Academic's new Studies in Theology and the Arts series, brings together the disciplines of art history and theology and points to the signs of life in modern art in order to help Christians navigate these difficult waters.
Country USA
Brand IVP Academic
Manufacturer IVP Academic
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2016-05-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780830851355

Country	USA
Brand	IVP Academic
Manufacturer	IVP Academic
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2016-05-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780830851355

Modern Art and the Life of a Culture: The Religious Impulses of Modernism (Studies in Theology and the Arts Series)

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