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When art disrupts religion : aesthetic experience and the evangelical mind /

When Art Disrupts Religion lays bare the power of encounters with the arts to unsettle and overturn deeply ingrained religious beliefs and practices. Grounded in the accounts of more than 80 Evangelicals who experienced such a sea-change of religious identity, the book bridges the gap between aesthe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Francis, Philip Salim, 1976- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Christianity and the arts.
Evangelicalism.
Arts > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Évangélisme.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Christianity and the arts
Evangelicalism
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:When Art Disrupts Religion lays bare the power of encounters with the arts to unsettle and overturn deeply ingrained religious beliefs and practices. Grounded in the accounts of more than 80 Evangelicals who experienced such a sea-change of religious identity, the book bridges the gap between aesthetic theory and lived religion, while exploring the interrelationship of religion and art in the modern West.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190279776
019027977X