The aesthetics of atheism: theology and imagination in contemporary culture
A genre: horror -- A poetics of the numinous -- The empty tomb as God's absence -- An art form: music -- How darkness sounds -- The cry on the cross as God's apostasy -- An artist: Damien Hirst -- Universal triggers -- The transfiguration as God's disappearance -- Conclusion: a faith...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fortress Press
[2019]
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Atheism
/ Unbelief
/ Aesthetics
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism |
| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and atheism
B Atheism B Aesthetics ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst00798702 B Christianity and atheism ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst00859658 B Aesthetics B Atheism ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst00819974 |
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| Summary: | A genre: horror -- A poetics of the numinous -- The empty tomb as God's absence -- An art form: music -- How darkness sounds -- The cry on the cross as God's apostasy -- An artist: Damien Hirst -- Universal triggers -- The transfiguration as God's disappearance -- Conclusion: a faith of crisis. Atheism and Christianity are often placed at polar opposite ends of a spectrum, forever in stark conflict with each other. In The Aesthetics of Atheism, Kutter Callaway and Barry Taylor propose a radical alternative: atheism and theism need each other. In fact, atheism offers profound and necessary theological insights into the heart of Christianity itself. To get at these truths, Callaway and Taylor dive into the aesthetic dimensions of atheism |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1506439888 |