Contemporary Art and the Church by Taylor W. David O.;Worley Taylor;

Author:Taylor, W. David O.;Worley, Taylor; [Taylor, W. David O.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2017-05-11T19:56:17+00:00

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Which Art? What Worship?

A Response to Katie Kresser

W. David O. Taylor

As a theologian, it is immensely gratifying to read the work of a careful art historian. In Kresser’s essay I am reintroduced to a world of colorful protagonists, broad movements and sharp countermovements, pivotal events as well as critical works and texts that describe the eras of modern and contemporary art. I am cautioned in some cases against the professional temptation to love ideas apart from their historical context. I am reminded of the ways that a picture, visual or verbal, can hold us captive. And I am inspired to attend closely to particular moments in the twentieth century that define our twenty-first century conversation about worship and the visual arts. In this brief response to Kresser’s essay, I would like to offer a few affirmations, suggest a handful of critiques, and raise a couple of questions.

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