{"product_id":"9781630876463","title":"Beyond Belief: Theoaesthetics or Just Old-Time Religion?","description":"Beyond Belief: Theoaesthetics or Just Old-Time Religion? explores the possible reemergence of a theological dimension to contemporary art. Long estranged from symbol and sacrament, contemporary artists--and those who think and write about them--seem to have turned once again to a vision rooted in the sacred. In an era marked culturally by world-weary cynicism and self-conscious irony, a new \"humanism\" may be emerging, one which aims to move beyond fragmentation and opposition to integration and unification. The aim of this book is not to propose a resurgence of religious iconography, but rather to give voice to long-suppressed--often maligned, and certainly professionally risky--positions informed by and reverberating with themes of the sacred. The essays included here, by a range of scholars working on these issues today, originated as a lively and spirited session of the 2008 College Art Association annual conference.","brand":"Wipf \u0026 Stock Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130623377648,"sku":"9781630876463","price":11.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781630876463_p0.jpg?v=1763671256","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781630876463","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}