In this course we will be looking at art and religion and theology as one of the most fascinating combinations in human activity and expression: the Bible, Christianity’s ‘handbook’ is a compendium for religious artistic themes. In order to explore this relationship however, we will not be studying a chronological overview of religious art from Prehistory to our Contemporary Times.
The ten chapters will focus mostly on the plastic or visual arts (painting, sculpture, film, …) and architecture in relation to Western Christianity as we find it in Europe and North America. Focusing on Western Christianity also means that we can go deeper into underlying ‘regional denominational’ theology. We will however make some side-excursions to explore two of the other Abrahamic faiths, Judaism and Islam.
- Teacher: Jo Jan Vandenheede