Theological Aesthetics : A Reader - Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen

Theological Aesthetics

A Reader

By: Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen

Paperback | 30 June 2011

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Theological Aesthetics: A Reader is an anthology of original sources in theological aesthetics from early Christianity to the present, with special emphasis on twentieth century writings. Presented in an accessible, chronological and thematic approach with introductions, it is intended as a source book for university courses, research and private studies. It will be of interest therefore to students, lecturers and scholars in theology, philosophy and the arts.
This volume covers diverse themes, such as beauty and revelation, the vision of God, artistic and divine creation. God as artist, the relationship of the senses and the intellect, the imagination, mystical writings, meanings of signs and symbols, worship, liturgy, doxology, the relationship of word and image, icons and iconoclasm, the relationship between theology and the arts in the twentieth century.
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