Religious Aesthetics: A Theological Study of Making and Meaning Revised Edition Contributor(s): Brown, Frank Burch (Author) |
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ISBN: 0691024723 ISBN-13: 9780691024721 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $55.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1993 Annotation: In this groundbreaking work, Brown shows how aesthetics, no less than ethics, can play a central role in the study of religion and in the practice of theology. "An important book, wide ranging, often very witty . . . showing an impressive grasp of the current state of aesthetics and possible new directions".--Nick McAdoo, British Journal of Aesthetics. |
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BISAC Categories: - Religion - Philosophy | Religious |
Dewey: 261.57 |
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.82" W x 8.26" (0.72 lbs) 243 pages |
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Publisher Description: Many modes of religious expression and experience have a markedly aesthetic component, even though aesthetic delight itself often appears to be free of moral or religious interests. In this ground-breaking work, Frank Burch Brown shows how aesthetics, no less than ethics, can play a central role in the study of religion and in the practice of theology. |