Beschreibung:
The transcripted conversations that represent the substance of this volume are the result of a research project funded by the United Kingdom¿s Arts and Humanities Research Council. The product of nearly three years of interviews conducted with senior religious figures from a diversity of religious traditions, this book represents a physical and political-theological journey around England ¿ from metropolitan capital through provincial cities and rural hinterlands, from rural episcopal palaces to industrial estates, from London mansion houses to remote mountain monastery ¿ and provides a snapshot of how religious leaders and authority figures respond to contemporary issues of freedom of expression. Religious Authority and the Arts has a substantial introduction that situates the conversations within a theological, political, and cultural framework.
Contents: Religious Authority and the Arts: Aesthetics, Politics, Theology ¿ Political-Theological Convergence: The Church of England ¿ Political-Theological Conservatism: Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity and Evangelical Protestantism ¿ Political-Theological Crisis: Judaism ¿ Political-Theological Confrontation: Islam ¿ Political-Theological (Re-) Construal (I): Hinduism ¿ Political-Theological (Re-) Construal (II): Buddhism ¿ Political-Theological Condemnation ¿ Political-Theological Critique: What the Writers Say.