The electronic golden calf : images, religion, and the making of meaning / Gregor T. Goethals.
| Author/creator | Goethals, Gregor T., 1926- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Cowley Publications, [1990] |
| Copyright Date | ©1990 |
| Description | 225 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Visible Image and Invisible Faith -- Early Christian Rejection of Images -- Toward an Iconic Aesthetic -- Bernard of Clairvaux: The Aniconic Aesthetic -- Elements of an Aniconic Aesthetic -- Triumph of the Image -- The Protestant Challenge -- Reforming the Image -- Nature: A Source of Religious Revelation -- A Search for Essence -- Redefining Religious Art -- Art: An Individual Spiritual Odyssey -- From Icon to Commodity -- Corporate Religious Symbols -- The Electronic Golden Calf: Images of Authority in a Secular Society -- Mythic Authority: Tales of the Good Life -- Shaping Reality -- The Symbolizing Process -- Symbols of Political Authority -- Iconified Politics -- The Legacy of TV Portraiture -- Iconifying Public Religion -- The Iconofiers -- The Making of Meaning -- The Symbolic Canopy -- Persuasive Imaging -- Rejection or Transformation? -- Remaking Meanings -- Hight Art: The making of Private Meanings -- The Church and the Artist -- Artists and Theologians Meet -- Image and Faith. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Goethals, Gregor T., 1926- Electronic golden calf. Cambridge, Mass. : Cowley Publications, ©1990 |
| LCCN | 89078008 |
| ISBN | 1561010073 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781561010073 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1561010022 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781561010028 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BR115.A8 G64 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |