Fashion theology / Robert Covolo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Covolo, Robert, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress--Religious aspects.

Clothing and dress.

Fashion--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Fashion.

Physical Description:

162 pages : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"A historical and constructive exploration of the interaction between secular fashion and Christian theology aimed at better understanding of both fields and suggesting possibilities for further collaboration"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

PART I: Fashion theology as tradition

1. No hairdos in Heaven

2. Stealing from the Egyptians

3. A certain savoir faire

PART II: Fashion theology as reform

1. An unlikely ally

2. Not those French!

3. The king of fashion

PART III: Fashion theology as public discourse

1. Top-down or bottom-up

2. Two spaces collude

3. Micro, mezzo, macro

PART IV: Fashion theology as art

1. You call that art?!

2. Fashioning the Catholic imagination

3. Re-forming the art of fashion

PART V: Fashion theology as everyday drama

1. life in the new-now

2. The stories we wear

3. A fitting performance

Conclusion.

Notes:

includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781481312738

9781481312752

1481312758