{"product_id":"theological-aesthetics-a-reader","title":"Theological Aesthetics: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile interest in the relationship between theology and the arts is on the rise  there are very few resources for students and teachers  let alone a comprehensive text on the subject. This book fills that lacuna by providing an anthology of readings on theological aesthetics drawn from the first century to the present.  A superb sourcebook  Theological Aesthetics brings together original texts that are relevant and timely to scholars today. Editor Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen has taken a careful  inclusive approach to the book  including articles and extracts that are diverse and ecumenical as well as representative of gender and ethnicity. The book is organized chronologically  and each historical period begins with commentary by Thiessen that sets the selections in context.  These engaging readings range broadly over themes at the intersection of religion and the arts  including beauty and revelation  the vision of God  artistic and divine creation  God as artist  images of God  the interplay of the senses and the intellect  human imagination  mystical writings  meanings of signs and symbols  worship  liturgy  doxology  the relationship of word and image  icons and iconoclasm  the role of the arts in twentieth-century theology  and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945773658165,"sku":"ByrdShop_0802828884","price":78.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780802828880.jpg?v=1769910209","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/theological-aesthetics-a-reader","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}