TY - BOOK ID - 96246650 TI - Imaging God anew : a theological aesthetics AU - Stoker, Wessel AU - Jansen, Henry PY - 2021 VL - 69 SN - 9789042945630 904294563X 9809042945647 PB - Leuven Peeters DB - UniCat KW - Christian art and symbolism KW - Art and religion KW - Aesthetics KW - Religious aspects KW - Art KW - Arts in the church KW - Religion and art KW - Religion KW - Art, Christian KW - Art, Ecclesiastical KW - Christian symbolism KW - Ecclesiastical art KW - Symbolism and Christian art KW - Religious art KW - Symbolism KW - Symbolism in art KW - Church decoration and ornament KW - 246 KW - 246 Art et symbolisme chretiens KW - 246 Christelijke kunst en symbolisme KW - Art et symbolisme chretiens KW - Christelijke kunst en symbolisme KW - Radio broadcasting Aesthetics KW - Philosophical theology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:96246650 AB - "It is surprising how religious symbolism in modern art continues to speak to a broad public. Art and religion are intrinsically connected because both deal with the fundamental issues of life. Examining art in churches and museums with this in mind, Wessel Stoker looks at how modern and contemporary Western visual artists present these fundamental issues. In this work, he explores the new visual language that artists like Vincent van Gogh, Alexej von Jawlensky, Graham Sutherland, Marlene Dumas, and others use to image God or Christ anew. In contrast to what has long been the dominant view of art in the West - art for art's sake - their art fulfills functions in social life. Their art engages in dialogue, becomes a form of protest, or provides spiritual deepening. How is that to be evaluated theologically?" ER -