The Wisdom and Power of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts -- Late- and Post-Modernity
The Wisdom and Power of the Cross is the fifth and final entry in Richard Viladesau's well-regarded series on the theology of the cross, from the historical crucifixion of Jesus to the present day. Continuing his analysis of theological history through cultural contexts, this volume correlates theoretical approaches with artistic representations, showing the relation of theoretical to imaginative approaches. The Wisdom and Power of the Cross examines modern and contemporary thought and images, which look at the cross in the light of modern historical and scriptural studies, science, and the novelties of modern and post-modern art and music.

Viladesau here considers how the passion of Christ has been thought about by theologians and portrayed by artists in the modern world. Contemporary art and music reveal the lasting power of traditional images of the passion, as well as new possibilities for expression. The Wisdom and Power of the Cross surveys both traditional approaches to soteriology and revisionist theologies that take up the challenge of the meaning of the cross today, in light of critical historical studies and modern science, providing new understandings of traditional concepts like “original sin” and “redemption”. Through his in-depth exploration of the interweaving of aesthetic and conceptual theology, Viladesau once more deepens our understanding of the foremost symbol of Christianity and its role in salvation history.
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The Wisdom and Power of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts -- Late- and Post-Modernity
The Wisdom and Power of the Cross is the fifth and final entry in Richard Viladesau's well-regarded series on the theology of the cross, from the historical crucifixion of Jesus to the present day. Continuing his analysis of theological history through cultural contexts, this volume correlates theoretical approaches with artistic representations, showing the relation of theoretical to imaginative approaches. The Wisdom and Power of the Cross examines modern and contemporary thought and images, which look at the cross in the light of modern historical and scriptural studies, science, and the novelties of modern and post-modern art and music.

Viladesau here considers how the passion of Christ has been thought about by theologians and portrayed by artists in the modern world. Contemporary art and music reveal the lasting power of traditional images of the passion, as well as new possibilities for expression. The Wisdom and Power of the Cross surveys both traditional approaches to soteriology and revisionist theologies that take up the challenge of the meaning of the cross today, in light of critical historical studies and modern science, providing new understandings of traditional concepts like “original sin” and “redemption”. Through his in-depth exploration of the interweaving of aesthetic and conceptual theology, Viladesau once more deepens our understanding of the foremost symbol of Christianity and its role in salvation history.
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The Wisdom and Power of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts -- Late- and Post-Modernity

The Wisdom and Power of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts -- Late- and Post-Modernity

by Richard Viladesau
The Wisdom and Power of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts -- Late- and Post-Modernity

The Wisdom and Power of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts -- Late- and Post-Modernity

by Richard Viladesau

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The Wisdom and Power of the Cross is the fifth and final entry in Richard Viladesau's well-regarded series on the theology of the cross, from the historical crucifixion of Jesus to the present day. Continuing his analysis of theological history through cultural contexts, this volume correlates theoretical approaches with artistic representations, showing the relation of theoretical to imaginative approaches. The Wisdom and Power of the Cross examines modern and contemporary thought and images, which look at the cross in the light of modern historical and scriptural studies, science, and the novelties of modern and post-modern art and music.

Viladesau here considers how the passion of Christ has been thought about by theologians and portrayed by artists in the modern world. Contemporary art and music reveal the lasting power of traditional images of the passion, as well as new possibilities for expression. The Wisdom and Power of the Cross surveys both traditional approaches to soteriology and revisionist theologies that take up the challenge of the meaning of the cross today, in light of critical historical studies and modern science, providing new understandings of traditional concepts like “original sin” and “redemption”. Through his in-depth exploration of the interweaving of aesthetic and conceptual theology, Viladesau once more deepens our understanding of the foremost symbol of Christianity and its role in salvation history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780197516522
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 10/08/2020
Pages: 432
Product dimensions: 9.30(w) x 6.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Richard Viladesau is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theology at Fordham University.
A priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., he obtained his doctoral degree at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. His work concentrates on philosophical questions in theology, including the relation of aesthetic modes of thinking to empirical and conceptual thought.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I - The Conceptual Mediation: The Cross in Theology

Chapter 1: The Classical Tradition Renewed: Satisfaction and Vicarious Substitution

Chapter 2: Revisionist Theologies

Part II - The Aesthetic Mediation: The Cross in Piety and the Arts

Chapter 3: The Cross in Spirituality and Piety

Chapter 4: The Cross in the Fixed Visual Arts.

Chapter 5: The Cross in Film

Chapter 6: The Cross in Music

Chapter 7: Conclusion. Retrospect and Prospect

Appendix 1: Locations of artworks

Appendix 2: Discography

Bibliography

Index
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