Putting Art Back in Its Place - Softcover

Skillen, John E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1619707594 ISBN 13: 9781619707597

Verlag: Hendrickson Publishers Inc, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

John Skillen’s book calls Christians to come together as one
body and enrich art culture in the church. Putting Art (Back)
in its Place equips laity and clergy to think historically about
the vibrant role the visual arts have played—and could again
play—in the life of the church and its mission.

Most Christians today view art from a distance: Do not touch!

In frames and galleries, art is walled off from the rest of life.
Christian discussions of art focus primarily on artists as lonely
dreamers and encourage training artists in technique, while
leaving them up to their own devices in deciding what to create
and how to keep food on the table.

Yet for a long time, artwork assisted communities in performing
actions that defined their corporate work and identity (their
liturgies). Art touched the entire community: the artist,
commissioning patrons, advisors who articulated beliefs and ideas,
and representatives of the community for whom the art was made.
The whole body of Christ played a part in the creation and use of
art that said: Touch me and see!

In order for Christians to foster a vibrant culture of the arts, we
must restore and cultivate active and respectful relationships
among artists, patrons, scholars, communities and the art they
create. Putting Art (Back) in its Place equips laity and clergy to think
historically about the vibrant role the visual arts have played—and
could again play—in the life of the church and its mission.

 

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John Skillen directs the Studio for Art, Faith & History at Gordon College
in Wenham, MA, where he has taught since 1983. A specialist in medieval,
Renaissance, and 17th-century literature, Dr. Skillen oversees several
programs in Europe administered through Gordon’s Global Education
Office, and frequently leads seminars in Italy, where he directed the
Gordon In Orvieto program from 1998 to 2009.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Hendrickson Publishers Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1619707594
• ISBN 13: 9781619707597
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 223
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