Do We Need Faith to See Religious Art?
THE GUARDIAN
The Series: Do we need faith to see religious art?
UNITED KINGDOM - Art is supposed to stand independently of the artist. Bad people produce good art – sometimes – while men of otherwise flawless character can perpetrate an 11-volume fantasy series. But can the aesthetics of art be detached from its spiritual purpose? Some of the answer seems to depend on the medium: at one end, music and sculpture appear to have a force that quite transcends words. What is lost from religious art when we lose religious belief? How much can we appreciate a work of art when we don't share the maker's religious purpose? [link]
The Series: Do we need faith to see religious art?
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