{"product_id":"art-seeking-understanding-paperback","title":"Art Seeking Understanding - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Lyle Jeffrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert C. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eFides quaerens intellectum\u003c\/i\u003e is the idea that living faith naturally seeks a more complete understanding of God in relation to his creation. It has motivated Christian education from the very start. Although \u003ci\u003eArs quaerens intellectum\u003c\/i\u003e--\"art seeking understanding\"--is by contrast a contemporary locution, in the Christian context of this volume it is a parallel to the more familiar phrase. \"Art\" here includes human making of the sort associated with any craft; this volume focuses on those usually called \"fine\" arts, namely poetry, painting, sculpture, and musical composition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe contributors to \u003ci\u003eArt Seeking Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e contend that art in almost any medium is typically born of a desire for some kind of understanding--perhaps of the potential in their medium, an aspect of the external world, or of the artist's own compulsion to create. An artwork may be prompted by a desire for greater understanding of transcendent realities. A distinctive value of the collaboration represented in this book is thus the reflection of artists themselves set alongside remarks by philosophers, theologians, literary critics, art historians, and musicologists. Together, these authors argue that there is a tacit if not explicit theological dimension to art-making that reveals itself readily in religious art but also in works that may have no such conscious motivation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe artist, like all human creatures, is made in the image of God ( \u003ci\u003eimago Dei\u003c\/i\u003e), but as both Scripture and tradition suggest, may in fact realize more intensively than the rest of us an aspect of the divine Maker. In turn, those who appreciate art may come to acquire an understanding of the nature of the Original Artist indirectly through allowing the works of gifted artists to spark their imaginative reflection. In this way, art \"speaks\" to us theologically in ways that substantially enrich our knowledge of our Creator and his creation. This volume invites readers to consider \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e God speaks, his characteristic poetic voice, and the influence of that voice on our knowledge of the holy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Lyle Jeffrey is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities at Baylor University. Jeffrey earned his PhD from Princeton University and is also the author or editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe King James Bible and the World It Made\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Were a Peculiar People Once: Confessions of an Old-Time Baptist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert C. Roberts is Distinguished Professor of Ethics, Emeritus, at Baylor University (philosophy). He works primarily in moral psychology, with special attention to the role of emotions in moral and spiritual character. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eRecovering Christian Character: The Psychological Wisdom of Søren Kierkegaard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749007065376,"sku":"9781481320436","price":98.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/32924f77515f142c79e26194cde9486e.webp?v=1779922765","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/art-seeking-understanding-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}