Art, Faith and Modernity, Paperback - ***

No account of 20th Century British art can overlook the numerous works of the period that were essentially "religious" in their content. Art, Faith...

A reinterpretation of thinkers from Benjamin and Rosenzweig to Simone Weil and Derrida, not as secular figures who happened to be Jewish, but as Je...

In this book, Donatella Di Cesare argues that terrorism is not an aberration but intrinsic to the struggle for sovereignty in the modern world. The...

Reducere. Defending Middle-Earth: Tolkien: Myth and Modernity, Paperback

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Tracing the emergence and evolution of the modern discourse on boredom in French and German literary, philosophical, and sociological texts, this b...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Elizabeth (Independent Scholar, UK) WilsonNumber of pages: 344Publication date: 2020Dimensions: 216 ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Fazlur RahmanNumber of pages: 182Publication date: 1984Dimensions: 139 x 213 x 7Cover type: Pa...

Understanding China and the Chinese is of paramount importance in today's world. With China's rapid economic growth and increasing political influe...

Reducere. Everywhere, life seems to be speeding up: we talk of "fast food" and "speed dating." But what does the phenomenon of social acceleration really ent...

Reducere. The doctrine of the Trinity was settled in the fourth century, and maintained, with only very minor disagreement or development, by all strands of ...

This book traces the influence of the changing political environment on Czech art, criticism, history, and theory between 1895 and 1939, looking be...

DescriptionFor the past thirty to forty years, cultural analysis has focused on developing terms to explain the surpassing of modernity. Discussion...

The essays in this volume engage directly with topical issues around art and gender, globalization, cultural difference, and curating, as well as e...

Ten adults--men and women, black and white--fight, flee or die over the twelve-foot span of American People Series #20: Die, as an interracial pair...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 8 colour and 54 bw illusNumber of pages: 272Collection: Visual Cultures and German ContextsPub...

From a world-renowned painter, an exploration of creativity's quintessential-and often overlooked-role in the spiritual life

Reducere. Back in print, the essential, unsurpassed Bauhaus overviewThe Bauhaus, the school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919 and shut down by the...

This innovative book introduces a vivid new reading of French art and society at a crucial period of history.Publisher: Yale University PressAuthor...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Sarah-Neel SmithIllustration(s): 42 color illustrations, 20 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 2...

Modernity at Large is an edited collection of the essays that made Appadurai an influential figure in cultural anthropology. Collectively, these no...

Reducere. The meaning of poetry and the sociological and political significance of art are dealt with in these letters. Jacques Maritain (18 November 1882-28...

A compilation of case studies about Japanese intellectuals' relationships to modernity in three majors arenas of art (art and aesthetics, theater, ...

Reducere. What role have communication media played in the formation of modern societies? How should we understand the social impact of new forms of communic...

Reducere. The inspiring true story of farmer Angus Buchan shows how faith can carry you through the darkest times in your life. Angus' life changed completel...

Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Arjun AppaduraiNumber of pages: 248Collection: Public WorldsPublication date: 1996Dimensions: 22...

Reducere. The chapters in this important handbook on the lost art of prayer cover such subjects as: praying for your nation, interceding for the lost, prayin...

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Reducere. In this classic book, Madeleine L'Engle addresses the questions, What does it mean to be a Christian artist? and What is the relationship between f...

Reducere. As a scholar and teacher of literature at Oxford, Lewis confronted many questions: Aren't all religions just humanly invented myths?Doesn't evil in...

A tranquil, faith-based adult coloring book featuring Jim Shore's original artwork based on hope, love, and peace. This Faith & Harmony Coloring Bo...

Reducere. Should Christians even bother with the modern wing at the art museum? After all, modern art and artists are often caricatured as rabidly opposed to...

Reducere. A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her method J...

Reducere. "The double question we must always ask is, 'How does faith inform art?' and 'How can art animate faith?'"Imagination, appreciation of beauty, crea...

Over the centuries some of the world's greatest painters have explored and expressed their faith in God through their art. Here, Richard Harries in...

Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian SchonAuthor(s): Regina ElsnerNumber of pages: 440Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 148 x 2...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PlcAuthor(s): Professor Yuri (Dalhousie University, Canada) LevingIllustration(s): approx 30-40 b/wNumber of pages...

Reducere. Thinking that postmodernism is a threat, many Christians take a duck-and-cover approach to dealing with it. But that will not make postmodernism go...

New in paperback, this book, is likely to be adopted on many courses covering the Holocaust. A unique but disturbing book - winner of the 1989 Euro...

DescriptionEmmy Award-winning actor and musician Jonathan Jackson explores the profound implications of human creativity in the image of God, along...