[PDF.80iz] The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance

The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance

[PDF.gc40] The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance

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 | #3338404 in Books |  2005-12-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.30 x.90 x9.30l,1.06 | File type: PDF | 224 pages

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||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Strong Theology of the Cross|By Bryant Owens|This work is a wonderful scholarly work that is rich in theology. Most Theological Aesthetic works lean heavily on art history with very little theological content. But this book is heavy on theology and balanced with art history. It shows how theology of various periods in the church affected the creation of the crucifix. The Passio| ||"It is clear that the author has masterly covered a very long period of time in both arts and theology, but does this with authority. [Viladesau] succeeds in portraying to his reasers a large picture and in identifying trends and movements in this time span.

From the earliest period of its existence, Christianity has been recognized as the "religion of the cross." Some of the great monuments of Western art are representations of the brutal torture and execution of Christ. Despite the horror of crucifixion, we often find such images beautiful. The beauty of the cross expresses the central paradox of Christian faith: the cross of Christ's execution is the symbol of God's victory over death and sin. The cross as an aesthetic o...

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