Is God Invisible? - An Essay on Religion and Aesthetics

A defense of aesthetic personalism that affirms an inclusive God's eye or ideal observer view of goodness and beauty, the reality and integrity of aesthetic experience, and a philosophy of art that sees some works of art as persons or person-like. Includes a practical guide to appreciating religious artwork.

List of contents

Introduction: The View from Everywhere; 1. Aesthetic Personalism; 2. Is God Invisible?; 3. The Gates of Perception; 4. The Perception of Gates; 5. The Beautiful Gate; 6. Revealing and Concealing; 7. Public Perception of Religious and Art Objects; 8. A Personal Guide to the Aesthetic Experience of Works of Art; Epilogue.

About the author

Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy and the Oscar and Gertrude Boe Distinguished Chair, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN USA.Jil Evans is an American painter and author, and member of the Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art cooperative in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Summary

A defense of aesthetic personalism that affirms an inclusive God's eye or ideal observer view of goodness and beauty, the reality and integrity of aesthetic experience, and a philosophy of art that sees some works of art as persons or person-like. Includes a practical guide to appreciating religious artwork.

Product details

• Authors: Jil Evans, Evans Jil, Charles Taliaferro, Charles (St Olaf College Taliaferro, Taliaferro Charles
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781108470742
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47074-2
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: The Cambridge RF and Microwave Engineering Series; Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Theology, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, RELIGION / Philosophy, Theology, Philosophy of religion, Religious subjects depicted in art, Religious and ceremonial art