How would you describe the most provocative
earth-changing Person
in human history?
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
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