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TRS 363 - Visual Theology: Christian Art and Arch


Upper Division

Prerequisites
TRS 281  or TRS 380  or TRS 381  or TRS 382  or TRS 383  or TRS 384  or TRS 385  or TRS 386  or TRS 387  or TRS 388  or TRS 389  or PHIL 220 ; Minimum grade D-. 

This course examines the art and architecture that artists over the centuries have created in their attempts to give visible embodiment to their religious experiences. The course focuses on what their creations reveal of how they understood the gospel, what they saw as essential to that message, how well they gave expression to the deepest longings of the human heart, and the influence of their creations on our understanding of the Christian faith. A particular focus of the class will be on changing images of the crucifixion and how those changes both reflect and create changing theological understandings of the meaning of the cross. This course also examines such things as the role and power of visual communication, mining art both Christian and secular for its theological insight.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TUTE - Theological Explorations

Repeatable
Yes

Fee
$5

Additional Notes
Previous course number: TRS 167

Course credits: 3



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