The aesthetics of atheism : theology and imagination in contemporary culture /

Atheism and Christianity are often placed at polar opposite ends of a spectrum, forever in stark conflict with each other. In The Aesthetics of Atheism, Kutter Callaway and Barry Taylor propose a radical alternative: atheism and theism need each other. In fact, atheism offers profound and necessary...

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Authors / Creators: Callaway, Kutter, 1979- (Author), Taylor, Barry, 1951- (Author)
Other Authors / Creators:Taylor, Barry, 1951- author.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, [2019]
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Online Access:Click here for full text at JSTOR
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Praise for The Aesthetics of Atheism; The Aesthetics of Atheism; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The Where; A Genre: Horror; A Poetics of the Numinous; The Empty Tomb as God's Absence; Part II: The What; An Art Form: Music; How Darkness Sounds; The Cry on the Cross as God's Apostasy; Part III: The How; An Artist: Damien Hirst; Universal Triggers; The Transfiguration as God's Disappearance; Conclusion: A Faith of Crisis; Index; Back Cover