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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VerfasserInnen: Callaway, Kutter 1979- (VerfasserIn) ; Taylor, Barry (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Minneapolis, Minnesota Fortress Press [2019]
In:Jahr: 2019
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Atheismus / Unglaube / Ästhetik
IxTheo Notationen:AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus
weitere Schlagwörter: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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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1506439888