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Art in Action: Towards a Christian Aesthetic

Towards a Christian Aesthetic [Paperback]

by Nicholas Wolterstorff

    • Author

      Nicholas Wolterstorff

    • Book Format

      paperback

    • Publisher

      Alban Publishing

    • Published

      June 1980

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    Art in Action: Towards a Christian Aesthetic

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    Product Description

    Taking vigorous issue with the pervasive Western notion that the arts exist essentially for the purpose of aesthetic contemplation, Nicholas Wolterstorff proposes instead what he sees as an authentically Christian perspective: that art has a legitimate, even necessary, place in everyday life. While granting that galleries, theaters and concert halls serve a valid purpose, Wolterstorff argues that art should also be appreciated in action -- in private homes, in hotel lobbies, in factories and grocery stores, on main street. His conviction that art should be multifunction is basic to the author's views on art in the city (he regards most American cities as dehumanizing wastelands of aesthetic squalor, dominated by the demands of the automobile), and leads him to a helpful discussion of its role in worship and the church. Developing an aesthetic that is basically grounded, yet always sensitive to the human need for beauty, Wolterstorff make a brilliant contribution to understanding how art can serve to broaden and enrich our lives.

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    • Author

      Nicholas Wolterstorff

    • Book Format

      paperback

    • Publisher

      Alban Publishing

    • Published

      June 1980

    • Weight

      377g

    • Page Count

      252

    • Dimensions

      153 x 229 x 15 mm

    • ISBN

      9780802818164

    • ISBN-10

      0802818161

    • Eden Code

      26399

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    • Author/Creator: Nicholas Wolterstorff

    • ISBN: 9780802818164

    • Publisher: Alban Publishing

    • Release Date: June 1980

    • Weight: 377g

    • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 15 mm

    • Eden Code: 26399

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