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Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) is an American visual arts organization working to enhance and explore the relationship between Christian faith and the visual arts. [1] [2] It was founded in 1979. [3] After 45 years CIVA ceased its programming in June 2023. [4]
This category comprises articles pertaining to the fine arts as they relate to or exist within Christianity. See also Category:Christian symbols For representations of Christianity in mainstream popular culture, see Category:Christianity in popular culture .
The Visual Arts: A History (Seventh ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-193507-0. Jensen, Robin Margaret (2000). Understanding Early Christian Art. Routledge. ISBN 0415204542. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Meer, F. van der (1967). Early Christian Art, Faber and Faber; Syndicus, Eduard (1962). Early ...
Christian art is sacred art which uses subjects, themes, and imagery from Christianity. Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, ...
The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century. The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition.
Theological aesthetics is the interdisciplinary study of theology and aesthetics, and has been defined as being "concerned with questions about God and issues in theology in the light of and perceived through sense knowledge (sensation, feeling, imagination), through beauty, and the arts". [1]
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Religious images in Christian theology have a role within the liturgical and devotional life of adherents of certain Christian denominations. The use of religious images has often been a contentious issue in Christian history. Concern over idolatry is the driving force behind the various traditions of aniconism in Christianity.