Reformed Theology and Visual Culture - The Protestant Imagination from Calvin to Edwards (Hardcover, New)

With the walls of their churches bereft of imagery and colour and their worship centered around sermons with carefully constructed outlines (as opposed to movement and drama), Reformed Protestants have often been accused of being dour and unimaginative. Here, William Dyrness explores the roots of Reformed theology in an attempt to counteract these prevailing notions. Studying sixteenth-century Geneva and England, seventeenth-century England and Holland and seventeenth and eighteenth-century Puritan New England, Dyrness argues that, though this tradition impeded development of particular visual forms, it encouraged others, especially in areas of popular culture and the ordering of family and community. Exploring the theology of John Calvin, William Ames, John Cotton and Jonathan Edwards, Dyrness shows how this tradition created a new aesthetic of simplicity, inwardness and order to express underlying theological commitments. With over forty illustrations, this book will prove invaluable to those interested in the Reformed tradition.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	William A. Dyrness
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	356
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-83323-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-521-83323-X
Barcode:	9780521833233

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