Author:
Green, Chris E. W. author.
ImprintWaco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2021]
Imprint2021
Descriptionx, 211 pages ; 23 cm
Note:Introduction -- Painting a true Christ: Advent -- All things beautiful in his time: Christmas -- The name above all names: Epiphany -- God's scars: Ash Wednesday -- Beauty will not save the world: Lent -- A most unspectacular passion: Good Friday -- The end of all endings: Easter -- The creative gaze: Ascension -- Fire and ashes: Pentecost -- More than many sparrows: ordinary time -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and indexes.
Note:"God calls humans to be creative. The human drive to represent transcendent truths witnesses to the fact that we are destined to be transfigured and to transfigure the world. It is worth asking, then, what truthful representations, whether in art, spirituality, or theology, teach us about the one who is our truth, the one who made us and the one in whose image we are made. All Things Beautiful: An Aesthetic Christology is an experimental and constructive aesthetic Christology sourced by close readings of a wide array of artistic works, canonical and popular- including poems, films, essays, novels, plays, short stories, sculptures, icons, and paintings- as well as art criticism and passages from the Christian Scriptures. From first to last, these readings engage in conversation with the deep, broad wisdom of the Christian theological tradition. The liturgical calendar guides the themes of the book, beginning with Advent and Christmas; carrying through Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday, Easter, and Ascension; and ending with Pentecost and Ordinary Time."--Publisher.
