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Art for Church: Cloth of Gold, Cloak of Lead (Paperback, New)
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Art for Church: Cloth of Gold, Cloak of Lead (Paperback, New)
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The Church needs the arts, as they are a way to access the soul. As
Augustine says, one who sings, prays twice. Recent popes have given
the impression that the Church is again interested in the way the
arts draw us into ourselves, where we are able to contact the
mystery that is God. Art for Church is a personal and professional
expression of how that renewed interest plays itself out. This text
takes its name from the "cloth of gold," an image related to
centuries of experimentation by the medieval and Renaissance worlds
as they sought an alchemical solution to worship. There previously
existed a centuries-long search for how to make golden cloth that
would praise God; this pursuit distinctly resembles the quest of
the artist to produce the perfect product. Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
and his papal fraternity had set the tone, too often a confining
one, for such an alchemical quest in the Church. Unfortunately, the
music in the artist's heart is not always the same as that in the
heart of the pastor. Pope Paul VI eventually did apologize for the
"cloak of lead" he imposed upon artists creating works in the name
of the Church. He also came to admit that artistic freedom is a
necessary part of the process when the Church seeks the works of
artists. In this book, McNally offers insights on how much freedom
is necessary for art to flourish in the service of the Church and
just what is at stake if that freedom is curtailed. Art for Church
contains over 120 original paintings and 30 original poems by the
author.
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