Liturgy as a Way of Life: Embodying the Arts in Christian Worship (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780801031359)

How do the arts inform and cultivate our service to God? In this addition to an award-winning series, distinguished philosopher Bruce Ellis Benson rethinks what it means to be artistic. Rather than viewing art as practiced by the few, he recovers the ancient Christian idea of presenting ourselves to God as works of art, reenvisioning art as the very core of our being: God calls us to improvise as living works of art. Benson also examines the nature of liturgy and connects art and liturgy in a new way. This book will appeal to philosophy, worship/liturgy, art, music, and theology students as well as readers interested in engaging issues of worship and aesthetics in a postmodern context, including Christian artists and worship leaders.

Author: Bruce Ellis Benson
ISBN-10: 0801031354
ISBN-13: 9780801031359
Publisher: Baker Academic
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2013
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.76h x 6.03w x 0.43d