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William B Eerdmans Publishing, 1980. Softcover. VG+ (Very Good plus). Philosphy of Art. Taking vigorous issue with the pervasive Western notion that the arts exist essentially for the purpose of aesthetic contemplation, Nicholas Wolterstorff proposes instead what he sees as an authentically Christian perspective: that art has a legitimate, even necessary, place in everyday life. While granting that galleries, theaters and concert halls serve a valid purpose, Wolterstorff argues that art should also be appreciated in action -- in private homes, in hotel lobbies, in factories and grocery stores, on main street. His conviction that art should be multifunction is basic to the author s views on art in the city (he regards most American cities as dehumanizing wastelands of aesthetic squalor, dominated by the demands of the automobile), and leads him to a helpful discussion of its role in worship and the church. Developing an aesthetic that is basically grounded, yet always sensitive to the human need for…
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- Title Art in Action: Toward a Christian Aesthetic
- Author Nicholas Wolterstorff
- Binding Paperback
- Edition F 1st Edition
- Pages 250
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.s.a.
- Date 1987-09-01
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780802818164 / 0802818161
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 9.22 x 6.16 x 0.66 in (23.42 x 15.65 x 1.68 cm)
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- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress subjects Christianity and the arts
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 79022358
- Dewey Decimal Code 700.1
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