Western Humanities and Christian Thought
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 430
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Western Humanities and Christian Thought is an introduction to the philosophy, visual arts, music, and theatre of Western civilization from Ancient Greece to our own times. This book is unique among surveys of humanities in several ways.
First and foremost, it has a level of Christian thought permeating the entire book that goes beyond the surface, inviting students to think broadly and deeply about the relationship between faith and fine arts.
Second, it contains a more robust discussion of music and theatre than other humanities textbooks. The book aims to present a balanced presentation of the visual arts, music, and theatre, all informed by the culture and philosophy of their era.
Finally, Western Humanities and Christian Thought is designed to match the way that students of today learn.
Available in both eBook and print form, both formats have the capacity to hyperlink immediately to musical examples in Spotify, the digital music platform that is included with the purchase of the textbook. With their subscription to Spotify, students have access to its entire collection of music at their fingertips.
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Editors
About the Contributors
CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to the Arts: The Christian and the Art World
CHAPTER 2 Ancient Greece: Foundations of Western Civilization
CHAPTER 3 Ancient Rome: Art in Service to the State
CHAPTER 4 Early Christian and Medieval Eras: A New Voice in the Conversation
CHAPTER 5 High and Late Middle Ages: The Flowering of the Medieval Era
CHAPTER 6 The Renaissance: The Influence of Humanism
CHAPTER 7 The Baroque Era: The Divergence of Thought
CHAPTER 8 Enlightenment: The Age of Reason
CHAPTER 9 Romanticism: Nineteenth Century Part I
CHAPTER 10 Toward Modernism: Nineteenth Century Part II
CHAPTER 11 Modernism: Twentieth Century Part I
CHAPTER 12 Postmodernism: Twentieth Century Part II
CHAPTER 13 Globalization: Twenty-First Century
BA Bible, The Master’s College. MDIV, The Master’s College. STM, Yale Divinity School. PhD Philosophy of Religion and Theology, Claremont Graduate University
Joshua Kira is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Cedarville University, specializing in teaching coursework on ethics, philosophy of religion, and contemporary theology. His research interests include philosophy of language, theology of revelation, the intersection of faith and reason, and, more recently, theological aesthetics. He is the coordinator for the Bible Minor program, advisor for the Introduction to Humanities course at Cedarville, and frequently gives seminars on campus on public Christianity. He has published his dissertation on the relationship between speech, revelation, and divine activity, as well as numerous articles retrieving historical perspectives on philosophy and theology. Currently, he is writing on the effects of religions’ perspectives on historical philosophers, as well as the relationship of metaphysics to hermeneutics.
BA Geography, MA Musicology, PhD, Musicology, UCLA
Sandra Yang is a Professor of Music History at Cedarville University. She currently serves as the Course Administrator for Introduction to Humanities general education course and teaches other courses in Music History–related subjects. She is a member of the American Musicological Society and has served in its Pedagogy Study Group. She is also a member of the Society for Ethnomusicology and College Music Society. She served as Forums editor of the College Music Symposium from 2016 to 2019 and has been the editor-in-chief of Musical Offerings since 2010. She has presented papers at regional and national conferences and has been published in the Journal of Music History Pedagogy, College Music Symposium, Paul Claudel Papers, and Claudel Studies. With a passion for multidisciplinary collaborations, she actively seeks opportunities to work with colleagues in other fields of study.
Western Humanities and Christian Thought is an introduction to the philosophy, visual arts, music, and theatre of Western civilization from Ancient Greece to our own times. This book is unique among surveys of humanities in several ways.
First and foremost, it has a level of Christian thought permeating the entire book that goes beyond the surface, inviting students to think broadly and deeply about the relationship between faith and fine arts.
Second, it contains a more robust discussion of music and theatre than other humanities textbooks. The book aims to present a balanced presentation of the visual arts, music, and theatre, all informed by the culture and philosophy of their era.
Finally, Western Humanities and Christian Thought is designed to match the way that students of today learn.
Available in both eBook and print form, both formats have the capacity to hyperlink immediately to musical examples in Spotify, the digital music platform that is included with the purchase of the textbook. With their subscription to Spotify, students have access to its entire collection of music at their fingertips.
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Editors
About the Contributors
CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to the Arts: The Christian and the Art World
CHAPTER 2 Ancient Greece: Foundations of Western Civilization
CHAPTER 3 Ancient Rome: Art in Service to the State
CHAPTER 4 Early Christian and Medieval Eras: A New Voice in the Conversation
CHAPTER 5 High and Late Middle Ages: The Flowering of the Medieval Era
CHAPTER 6 The Renaissance: The Influence of Humanism
CHAPTER 7 The Baroque Era: The Divergence of Thought
CHAPTER 8 Enlightenment: The Age of Reason
CHAPTER 9 Romanticism: Nineteenth Century Part I
CHAPTER 10 Toward Modernism: Nineteenth Century Part II
CHAPTER 11 Modernism: Twentieth Century Part I
CHAPTER 12 Postmodernism: Twentieth Century Part II
CHAPTER 13 Globalization: Twenty-First Century
BA Bible, The Master’s College. MDIV, The Master’s College. STM, Yale Divinity School. PhD Philosophy of Religion and Theology, Claremont Graduate University
Joshua Kira is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Cedarville University, specializing in teaching coursework on ethics, philosophy of religion, and contemporary theology. His research interests include philosophy of language, theology of revelation, the intersection of faith and reason, and, more recently, theological aesthetics. He is the coordinator for the Bible Minor program, advisor for the Introduction to Humanities course at Cedarville, and frequently gives seminars on campus on public Christianity. He has published his dissertation on the relationship between speech, revelation, and divine activity, as well as numerous articles retrieving historical perspectives on philosophy and theology. Currently, he is writing on the effects of religions’ perspectives on historical philosophers, as well as the relationship of metaphysics to hermeneutics.
BA Geography, MA Musicology, PhD, Musicology, UCLA
Sandra Yang is a Professor of Music History at Cedarville University. She currently serves as the Course Administrator for Introduction to Humanities general education course and teaches other courses in Music History–related subjects. She is a member of the American Musicological Society and has served in its Pedagogy Study Group. She is also a member of the Society for Ethnomusicology and College Music Society. She served as Forums editor of the College Music Symposium from 2016 to 2019 and has been the editor-in-chief of Musical Offerings since 2010. She has presented papers at regional and national conferences and has been published in the Journal of Music History Pedagogy, College Music Symposium, Paul Claudel Papers, and Claudel Studies. With a passion for multidisciplinary collaborations, she actively seeks opportunities to work with colleagues in other fields of study.