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Liturgy as a Way of Life – Embodying the Arts in Christian Worship
Bruce Ellis Benson
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Paperback. Series: Church and Postmodern Culture. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
How do the arts inform and cultivate our service to God? In this addition to an award-winning series, distinguished philosopher Bruce Ellis Benson rethinks what it means to be artistic. Rather than viewing art as practiced by the few, he recovers the ancient Christian idea of presenting ourselves to God as works of art, reenvisioning art as the very core of our being: God calls us to improvise as living works of art. Benson also examines the nature of liturgy and connects art and liturgy in a new way. This book will appeal to philosophy, worship/liturgy, art, music, and theology ... Read more
How do the arts inform and cultivate our service to God? In this addition to an award-winning series, distinguished philosopher Bruce Ellis Benson rethinks what it means to be artistic. Rather than viewing art as practiced by the few, he recovers the ancient Christian idea of presenting ourselves to God as works of art, reenvisioning art as the very core of our being: God calls us to improvise as living works of art. Benson also examines the nature of liturgy and connects art and liturgy in a new way. This book will appeal to philosophy, worship/liturgy, art, music, and theology ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Church and Postmodern Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Ada, MI, United States
ISBN
9780801031359
SKU
V9780801031359
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About Bruce Ellis Benson
Bruce Ellis Benson (PhD, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is professor of philosophy at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. His areas of expertise include contemporary French thought and philosophy of art. He is the author of Graven Ideologies, The Improvisation of Musical Dialogue, and Pious Nietzsche, and the coeditor of several books, including Evangelicals and Empire.
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