Thursday, February 27, 2014

RA171:Biblical Basis for Art 2014

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We'd love you to join us on Monday, March 3rd for RA171: Biblical Basis for Art at the Worship Arts Conservatory (www.worshiparts.org).

Course statement: This course examines the Biblical basis for Art as well as the history of music and the arts from the time of the early church until the present era, and its relevance for the 21st century Church. The curriculum is designed to provide an historical summary of the development of western art and culture as well as a theological perspective.

Relationship to the Worship Arts Degree Program: RA 171; “Biblical Basis for Art: Survey of Western Art” is a first level course in Religious Arts in the Associate of Worship Arts Degree Program. This course is designed to develop an informed understanding of the history of the arts and the critical issues relating to their God-given purpose in the Church of the 21st century.

Due Dates:
Lesson One (March 3-9, 2014) — Assignments must be posted by 9th March
Lesson Two (March 10-16, 2014) — Assignments must be posted by 16th March
Lesson Three (March 17-26, 2014) — Assignments must be posted by 26th March

Recommended Texts:
Tolstoy, Leo, What is Art?, Penguin Books, NY; 1995
Noland, Rory, The Heart of the Artist, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI, 1999
Borchgrave, Helen de, A Journey into Christian Art, Fortress Press, Minneapolis, MN 1999
Fleming, William, Arts and Ideas, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., San Francisco, CA; 1974
Greer, Thomas H., A Brief History of Western Man, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., New York, NY; 1977
Hawksley, Lucinda, Cunningham, Antonia, Payne, Laura, Bradbury, Kirsten, Essential History of Art, Parragon Publishing, Bath, UK; 2000
Vasari, Giorgio, translated by Gaston deVere, The Great Masters, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., Hong Kong; 1986
Wilson-Dickson, Andrew, The Story of Christian Music, Lion Publishing, Oxford, UK; 1996

Email for inquiries or to enroll: rjwalden@earthlink.net