Spirit of the Arts

Among the first full-fledge engagements of the arts and the renewal movements
Offers interdisciplinary appeal, dealing with theology, art criticism, and phenomenology
Represents a unique contribution to both Pentecostal studies and the field of theological aesthetics

Among the first full-fledge engagements of the arts and the renewal movements Offers interdisciplinary appeal, dealing with theology, art criticism, and phenomenology Represents a unique contribution to both Pentecostal studies and the field of theological aesthetics

Autorentext

Steven Félix-Jäger is a visual artist and theologian. He is the author of Pentecostal Aesthetics: Theological Reflections in a Pentecostal Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics (2015), and With God on Our Side: Towards a Transformational Theology of Rock and Roll (2017), as well as several articles on theology and art.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Universal Outpour: A Pneumatological Model for Engaging the Arts.- 3. Dance: Moving Bodily Beyond Dualism.- 4. Music: Eros and Embodiment in Renewal Worship.- 5. Orality: A Narrative Aesthetics of Persuasion.- 6. Visual Art: Visions of Glory in Eschatological Community.- 7. Cinema: Transforming an Imaginative Community.- 8. Architecture: Communal Gathering in a Theo-Poetic Space.- 9. Conclusion. <p