Theology and the Arts

Encountering God Through Music, Art and Rhetoric

By: Richard Viladesau

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Paperback | 1 July 2000

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Richard Viladesau's book takes a look at an inviting topic that has come into increasing prominence in a number of fields lately--including theology. Theology and the Arts explores, in a timely and engaging manner, several aspects of the relations between theology and aesthetics, in both the pastoral and academic realms. The underlying motif of this work is that beauty is a means of divine revelation, and that art is the human mediation that both enables and limits its revelatory power. Using examples from music, pictorial art and rhetoric, the five chapters explore different aspects of the ways that art enters into theology and theology into art, both in pastoral practice, e.g., liturgical music, sacred art and preaching, and in the area of systematic reflection, where, Viladesau contends, art must be recognized as a genuine theological text. A reader-friendly feature of this work is the addition, after the central chapters, of a discography of illustrative musical works and lists of internet sights of sacred art and art history resources-a virtual museum--that will complement the text. These enhance the value of this well-written, provocative text. Although aimed at undergraduate theology students, it will certainly capture the interest of art students, pastoral ministers and anyone who appreciates the arts. +

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Introduction	p. 1
Abbreviations	p. 9
God and the Beautiful: Art as a Way to God	p. 11
Historical tensions between music and the sacred	p. 13
Music and the theology of the word	p. 29
Music as an approach to God	p. 34
Considerations for liturgical praxis	p. 46
Web sites for viewing illustrations	p. 59
Discography	p. 60
Paradigms in Theology and in Art	p. 66
Prelude: Two visions of David: Michelangelo and Bernini	p. 66
The notion of paradigm change in science and theology	p. 73
Paradigm changes in the history of art: the moving point of view	p. 80
The moving point of view: parallels in art, philosophy, and theology	p. 96
The contemporary paradigm of Roman Catholic theology and its trajectory toward the future	p. 107
Web sites for viewing illustrations	p. 120
Art as a Theological Text	p. 123
The dimensions of art as text	p. 123
Art as locus of the faith tradition	p. 124
Art as the bearer of a theological message	p. 134
Pictorial art as scripture	p. 135
Art as visible reflection of the divine beauty and mystery	p. 144
Sacred art as embodiment of the Christian "classic"	p. 151
Art as text for theology: expression of the human situation	p. 154
Limitations of art as text and as revelatory word	p. 157
The sacramental power of art	p. 158
Web sites for viewing illustrations	p. 165
Theology, Aesthetics, and the Art of Preaching	p. 167
Theological Aesthetics and Aesthetic Theology	p. 167
Preaching as Aesthetic Theology	p. 171
The renewal of eucharistic preaching in the contemporary church	p. 171
Faith and preaching: The New Testament basis	p. 173
Elements of preaching: theology, spirituality, art	p. 176
Preaching and faith in the contemporary world	p. 193
Theology in the art of preaching	p. 197
Types of theology and of preaching	p. 197
Foundational theology and contemporary preaching	p. 200
Method in foundational theology	p. 207
Insight, virtue, and art in foundational theology	p. 210
Theological method and art in homily preparation	p. 211
Conclusion: Revelation, Art, and Theology	p. 217
Notes	p. 230
Index	p. 264
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