THE PLACE AND ROLE OF RELIGIOUS ART IN FAITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARISH COMMUNITY Cover Image

MIEJSCE I ROLA SZTUKI SAKRALNEJ W ROZWOJU WIARY WSPÓLNOTY PARAFIALNEJ ZARYS PROBLEMATYKI
THE PLACE AND ROLE OF RELIGIOUS ART IN FAITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARISH COMMUNITY

Author(s): Michał Krawczyk
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Visual Arts, Aesthetics
Published by: Instytut Teologiczno-Pastoralny im. św. Józefa Sebastiana Pelczara w Rzeszowie
Keywords: religious art; theology of art; aesthetics; beauty;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the role of religious art in the parish community life and recognizes its significance in faith transmission. The beauty of art is to point to the eternal Beauty, emphasise the sacral dimension of the place of worship and be a culture forming factor. The need for formation through art, especially in an aesthetic sense, has also been shown.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 191-197
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish