The sacred community : art, sacrament, and the people of God /

Jasper, David.

The sacred community : art, sacrament, and the people of God / David Jasper. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2012. - 222 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-213) and index.

The Bible and liturgical space -- The sacrificial praise of the Eucharist -- Evil and betrayal at heart of the sacred community -- The community in pilgrimage: Egeria and her fellow travellers -- The community of the Book and the King James Bible -- The community in repentance: Georges de la Tour and the art of the counter reformation -- The artist and the mind of God -- Art and communities of oppression -- The politics of friendship in the post-Christian West -- The sacred community and the space of architecture -- The church and the sacred community in contemporary society -- Afterword.

9781602585584 (hardback : alk. paper)

2011051776


Communities--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Liturgics.
Public worship.
Christianity and the arts.

BV625 / .J37 2012

260 Jas 2012