The artist as divine symbol : Chesterton's theological aesthetic / Adam Edward Carnehl.
| Author/creator | Carnehl, Adam Edward author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | xv, 134 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Kalos Kalos (Eugene, Or.) ^A1325826 |
| Abstract | "In critical yet appreciative dialogue with four different art critics who demonstrated theological sensitivities, Adam Edward Carnehl traces an ongoing religious conversation that ran through nineteenth-century aesthetics. In Carnehl's estimation, this critical conversation between the John Ruskin, Walter Pater, and Oscar Wilde, culminated in the brilliant approach of G. K. Chesterton, who began his journalistic career with a series of insightful works of art criticism. By conducting a close reading of these largely neglected works, Carnehl demonstrates that Chesterton developed a theological aesthetic that focuses us on the revelation of God's image in every human being. In Chesterton's eyes, only those made in God's image can produce images themselves, and only those who receive a revelation of truth are able to reveal truths for others. Art is therefore a rich and symbolic unveiling of the truth of humanity which finds its origin and purpose in God the Divine Artist." -- Page 4 cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-132) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781666763072 |
| ISBN | 1666763071 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781666763089 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 166676308X (hardcover) |
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