A Prophet in the Darkness : Exploring Theology in the Art of Georges Rouault.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vander Lugt, Wesley.

Series:

Studies in Theology and the Arts Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958--Criticism and interpretation.

Rouault, Georges.

Art and religion.

Christian art and symbolism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westmont : InterVarsity Press, 2024.

Summary:

In this collection of essays, a group of theologians, artists, and historians explore Geogres Roualt's historical context, personal suffering, and biblical themes, showing how his prophetic creativity continue to inspire artists and thinkers today. Chapters are interspersed with original artistic responses in the form of imagery and poetry.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Foreword: A Prophet in the Darkness—Sandra Bowden

Preface: Encountering Rouault—Wesley Vander Lugt

Acknowledgments

1 Georges Rouault: A Personal Introduction—Philippe Rouault

Artistic Interlude 1: “Unrefined Impressions”—Dave Reinhardt

2 Learning to See, Feel, and Say: Rouault’s Art as Propaedeutic to Theology—Thomas Hibbs

Artistic Interlude 2: How can we fix our eyes on what is unseen?—Christina Felten

3 Blessed Are the Poor: A Theology of Poverty in the Art of Rouault—Soo Y. Kang

Artistic Interlude 3: Saint Isidore—Bryn Gillette

4 The Healing Poetics of Georges Rouault: Veils of Veronica—Joel Klepac

Artistic Interlude 4: To Carry Across—Josh Jensen

5 Art in Community: Rouault, Walter Brueggemann, and Postindustrial Imagination—Pamela Rossi-Keen

Artistic Interlude 5: Beloved—Helms Jarrell

6 Romare Bearden, Georges Rouault, and the Art of Empathy—James Romaine

Artistic Interlude 6: “Paint the Mind”—Derrell Young

7 Georges Rouault and the Irony of Religious Responses to Modern Art—William A. Dyrness

Artistic Interlude 7: Alphabet Soup—Ryan Lauterio

8 “The Stark Elation of Seeing the Thing as It Is”: Georges Rouault’s Miserere at One Hundred (1922–2022)—Stephen Schloesser

Artistic Interlude 8: Crown—Melanie Spinks

9 Resonating with Rouault—Wesley Vander Lugt

Artistic Conclusion: “After Rouault’s Appearance on the Road to Emmaus” and “After Rouault’s Christ and the Woman Saint”—Leslie Anne Bustard

Color Plates

Notes

Bibliography

List of Contributors

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ISBN:

9781514011065

1514011069

OCLC:

1460463747