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Jill Schuler studied at Regent College and teaches Theology and the Arts in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
For those who are interested, Jill is preparing more in-depth courses in this area of study. These include:
Lesson 17
I. Art as Imitation
A. Early Art: Cave Art, Early Christian Art, and Platonic Thinking
1. Strasbourg Cathedral
b) The ceiling
B. The Reformation
Lesson 17
D. Romanticism
Next Lesson:
III. Art As Significant Form
IV. Art As Responsible Service
V. Art As Sacrament or Gift
Bibliography:
Art As Imitation
Cyril Mango, The Art Of The Byzantine Empire 312-1453, Toronto: University Of Toronto Press, 2009.
Diogenes Allen, Philosophy For Understanding Theology, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2007.
Art As Expression
Robin Jensen, The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and the Christian Community. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004.
John Dillenberger, A Theology of Artistic Sensibilities, London: SCM, 1987. (A theological perspective of the
main movements in the history of art and a look at the new direction of the arts. A classic.)
William Dyrness, Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue, Baker, 2001.