Modern Art and the Death of a CultureThis disturbing but illuminating classic is a brilliant perspective on the cultural turmoil of the radical sixties and its impact on today's world, especially as reflected in the art of the time. Rookmaaker's enduring analysis looks at modern art in a broad historical, social, and philosophical context, laying bare the despair and nihilism that pervade our era. He also shows the role Christian artists can play in proclaiming truth through their work. Rookmaaker's brilliant articulation of faith and scholarship is insightful and inspiring. The book moves freely and with a sense of urgency between the worlds of high culture, popular art and music, and Christian faith. This reissue makes his foundational work available to a new generation. "A landmark book in the story of contemporary Christians in the arts." --Os Guinness, author of The American Hour |
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Hendrik Roelof Rookmaaker. MODERN ART AND THE DEATH OF ACULTURE H.R.ROOKMAAKER MODERN ART AND THE DEATH OF A CULTURE H.R. Rookmaaker. Front Cover.
... culture 29 Christianity and culture / Gnosticism and mysticism / A dualism of nature and grace / The Reformation attitude / Before the Enlightenment / Science / The Age of Reason / Man in the box 3 The first step to modern art 50 ...
... Culture as one of his Observer books of the year , and it soon became a best - seller of its type . For its first readers , it was a book that dramatically dealt with ' what is happening now ' . As such , it brought a brilliant critical ...
... culture ' , pop- ular art , and music , and matters of faith . Rookmaaker's death in 1977 , in the midst of plans for new works , seemed sudden and untimely . He was exploring biblical principles which illuminated the rise and decline ...
Contents
The message in the medium | 11 |
The roots of contemporary culture | 29 |
the first step to modern art | 50 |
The second step to modern art | 82 |
The last steps to modern art | 102 |
Into the new era | 131 |
Modern art and the twentiethcentury revolt | 160 |
Protest revolution and the Christian response | 191 |
Faith and art | 225 |
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