1 hrs 52 mins | ART | Criticism and TheoryIn this brief treatise, Professor Rookmaaker explores the value of art in the Kingdom of God. He asks, what is the God-given purpose of our talents? What of those talents whose only contribution is beauty? He insightfully examines the spiritual crisis in current art, the effect of a meaning vacuum on art and society as a whole. He admonishes Christian artists (and us all) to "weep, pray, think, and work" as our means of seeking the Kingdom of God, and his encouragement kindles our spirits and moves us, in our art, whatever our art, to Do The Truth.
Copyrights:
All music ( in order of...
In this brief treatise, Professor Rookmaaker explores the value of art in the Kingdom of God. He asks, what is the God-given purpose of our talents? What of those talents whose only contribution is beauty? He insightfully examines the spiritual crisis in current art, the effect of a meaning vacuum on art and society as a whole. He admonishes Christian artists (and us all) to "weep, pray, think, and work" as our means of seeking the Kingdom of God, and his encouragement kindles our spirits and moves us, in our art, whatever our art, to Do The Truth.
Copyrights:
All music ( in order of appearance:
Jelly Roll Morton, "Kansas City Stomps", Biltmore, 1923,
King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band Feat. Louis Armstrong,
"High Society", "Snake Rag", "Chattanooga Stomp")
used in the Public Domain and downloaded from
Internet Archive (archive.org) 04/10/2022
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Title |
0 mins 21 secs |
| 2. | 0 0 PublishersPreface |
1 mins 07 secs |
| 3. | 0 1 AuthorsIntroduction |
3 mins 08 secs |
| 4. | 1 1 Background to a dilemma Art craft and the expression of value before the 18th century |
4 mins 27 secs |
| 5. | 1 2 The Enlightenment and Art with a capital A |
5 mins 27 secs |
| 6. | 1 3 A crisis in the arts |
5 mins 37 secs |
| 7. | 1 4 A crisis in our culture |
2 mins 29 secs |
| 8. | 2 1 The churchs response The Christian retreat from the world |
2 mins 03 secs |
| 9. | 2 2 Two consequences |
6 mins 42 secs |
| 10. | 2 3 A call for reformation |
3 mins 27 secs |
| 11. | 2 4 Weep Pray think and work |
4 mins 48 secs |
| 12. | 3 1 The Christian Artists task The role of the artist in reformation |
5 mins 50 secs |
| 13. | 3 2 HowTheChristianArtistWorks |
11 mins 02 secs |
| 14. | 4 1 some guidelines for the artist Art needs no justification |
6 mins 42 secs |
| 15. | 4 2 Art and reality |
4 mins 52 secs |
| 16. | 4 3 Art and society |
4 mins 06 secs |
| 17. | 4 4 Norms for art |
5 mins 14 secs |
| 18. | 4 5 Norm and taste |
7 mins 34 secs |
| 19. | 4 6 Problems of art and style |
9 mins 21 secs |
| 20. | 4 7 Fame and anonymity |
5 mins 31 secs |
| 21. | 4 8 The qualities of the artist |
7 mins 17 secs |
| 22. | 4 9 On the way |
2 mins 50 secs |
| 23. | Credits |
0 mins 42 secs |
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