The Beauty of the Cross - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Beauty of the Cross write by Richard Viladesau. This book was released on 2005-12-01. The Beauty of the Cross available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the earliest period of its existence, Christianity has been recognized as the "religion of the cross." Some of the great monuments of Western art are representations of the brutal torture and execution of Christ. Despite the horror of crucifixion, we often find such images beautiful. The beauty of the cross expresses the central paradox of Christian faith: the cross of Christ's execution is the symbol of God's victory over death and sin. The cross as an aesthetic object and as a means of devotion corresponds to the mystery of God's wisdom and power manifest in suffering and apparent failure. In this volume, Richard Viladesau seeks to understand the beauty of the cross as it developed in both theology and art from their beginnings until the eve of the renaissance. He argues that art and symbolism functioned as an alternative strand of theological expression -- sometimes parallel to, sometimes interwoven with, and sometimes in tension with formal theological reflection on the meaning of the Crucifixion and its role insalvation history. Using specific works of art to epitomize particular artistic and theological paradigms, Viladesau then explores the contours of each paradigm through the works of representative theologians as well as liturgical, poetic, artistic, and musical sources. The beauty of the cross is examined from Patristic theology and the earliest representations of the Logos on the cross, to the monastic theology of victory and the Romanesque crucified "majesty," to the Anselmian "revolution" that centered theological and artistic attention on the suffering humanity of Jesus, and finally to the breakdown of the high scholastic theology of the redemption in empirically concentrated nominalism and the beginnings of naturalism in art. By examining the relationship between aesthetic and conceptual theology, Viladesau deepens our understanding of the foremost symbol of Christianity. This volume makes an important contribution to an emerging field, breaking new ground in theological aesthetics. The Beauty of the Cross is a valuable resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the passion of Christ and its representation.
The Beauty of the Cross
The Beauty of the Cross - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Beauty of the Cross write by Richard Viladesau. This book was released on 2006-01-05. The Beauty of the Cross available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Viladesau focuses on poetry and the visual arts as he seeks to understand 'The Beauty of the Cross' as it developed in theology and art from the early Christian era through the middle ages.
The Beauty of the Cross
The Beauty of the Cross - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Beauty of the Cross write by St Mark's Harrogate. This book was released on 2019-06-25. The Beauty of the Cross available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The cross of Jesus is the centre of life. This book examines the cross through different lenses - the Old Testament, the Passion Narratives, the words of Jesus from the Cross, the diamond of the cross in the New Testament, a cross-shaped life, and finally the cross in Revelation.
The Kiss of Jesus
The Kiss of Jesus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Kiss of Jesus write by Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle. This book was released on 2015-09-03. The Kiss of Jesus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle is a Catholic author, a radio and television host, and an inspirational speaker known and admired from coast to coast. Yet with all of her public exposure, she has revealed very little about her personal history, that is, until now. When she discovered that sharing her struggles gives encouragement to others, she was persuaded to write this story of her life. Growing up in a Polish-American Catholic family, Donna-Marie was blessed with hard-working parents who provided a stable home for their eight children. At times her childhood was golden and carefree, but other times it was tarnished by pain that she felt was best left unspoken as she sought God for help and strength. After she left home after high school, her path took some harrowing turns. A Vietnam veteran fiancé snapped and held her against her will. She suffered pregnancy loss, serious illness, divorce, and single motherhood. Perhaps her greatest trial was an epic custody battle in which she needed to defend both her reputation as a mother and the safety of her five children. Yet through all the dark valleys, Donna-Marie kept the fire of her faith burning. Helping her to see the beauty of the crosses in her life, and to rely on the presence and the providence of God, were saintly souls who became her friends and mentors. One of these was Blessed Mother Teresa, who was her confidant and spiritual mother for ten years.
The Beauty of the Lord
The Beauty of the Lord - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Beauty of the Lord write by Jonathan King. This book was released on 2018-05-30. The Beauty of the Lord available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Why is God's beauty often absent from our theology? Rarely do theologians take up the theme of God's beauty—even more rarely do they consider how God's beauty should shape the task of theology itself. But the psalmist says that the heart of the believer's desire is to behold the beauty of the Lord. In The Beauty of the Lord, Jonathan King restores aesthetics as not merely a valid lens for theological reflection, but an essential one. Jesus, our incarnate Redeemer, displays the Triune God's beauty in his actions and person, from creation to final consummation. How can and should theology better reflect this unveiled beauty? The Beauty of the Lord is a renewal of a truly aesthetic theology and a properly theological aesthetics.
