| Liturgy as a Way of Life: Embodying the Arts in Christian Worship Contributor(s): Benson, Bruce Ellis (Author), Smith, James K. A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0801031354 ISBN-13: 9780801031359 Publisher: Baker Academic OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Philosophy - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Worship & Liturgy |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012031875 |
| Series: Church and Postmodern Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.03" W x 8.76" (0.43 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 students as well as readers interested in engaging issues of worship and aesthetics in a postmodern context, including Christian artists and worship leaders. |
Contributor Bio(s): Benson, Bruce Ellis: - 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".Benson, Bruce Ellis: - Bruce Ellis Benson (PhD, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is distinguished visiting scholar in philosophy at Loyola Marymount University and executive director of the Society for Continental Philosophy and Theology. He previously taught at Wheaton College for more than twenty years. Benson is the author of Graven Ideologies, The Improvisation of Musical Dialogue, and Pious Nietzsche, and the coeditor of several books, including Evangelicals and Empire. |
