In the Beginning is the Icon

A Liberative Theology of Images, Visual Arts and Culture

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
Cover of the book In the Beginning is the Icon by Sigurd Bergmann, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Sigurd Bergmann ISBN: 9781134948871
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 8, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Sigurd Bergmann
ISBN: 9781134948871
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 8, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Icons provide depictions of God or encounters with the divine that enable reflection and prayer. 'In the Beginning is the Icon' explores the value of these images for a theology of liberation. Iconology, art theory, philosophical aesthetics, art history and anthropology are integrated with rigorous theological reflection to argue that the creation and observation of pictures can have a liberating effect on humanity. In presenting art from across the world, 'In the Beginning is the Icon' reflects the ethnocentricity of both art and religious studies and offers a new cross-cultural approach to the theology of art.

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Icons provide depictions of God or encounters with the divine that enable reflection and prayer. 'In the Beginning is the Icon' explores the value of these images for a theology of liberation. Iconology, art theory, philosophical aesthetics, art history and anthropology are integrated with rigorous theological reflection to argue that the creation and observation of pictures can have a liberating effect on humanity. In presenting art from across the world, 'In the Beginning is the Icon' reflects the ethnocentricity of both art and religious studies and offers a new cross-cultural approach to the theology of art.

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