ENGLISH

Art and the Bible

By Francis A. Schaeffer

Book information

Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780830874446, 9780830834013
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1574165 bytes)
Series
IVP Classics
Pages
\0
Time added
2022-11-23 22:21:14
Art / Subjects & Themes / Religious; Performing Ar

Description

Much modern art, like a Giacometti sculpture, portrays man in alienation, loneliness, despair. Was art always like this? Must it always focus on the lostness of man?Dr. Francis A. Schaeffer, a theologian with a deep interest in the arts, shows how the Bible records the use of various art forms in the Old Testament times. Then, turning to the contemporary scene, he suggests eleven perspectives within which a Christian view of art can take shape.For the Christian the arts can be a source of joy, a symbol of the creativity that marks the mannishness of man, man himself being made in the image of God the creator. For the Christian artist the sky is not the limit. Because he can distinguish between reality and illusion, he is the one whose imagination can "fly beyond the stars."

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