{"product_id":"religious-authority-and-the-arts-9781433123337","title":"Religious Authority and the Arts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe transcripted conversations that represent the substance of this volume are the result of a research project funded by the United Kingdom's Arts and Humanities Research Council. The product of nearly three years of interviews conducted with senior religious figures from a diversity of religious traditions, this book represents a physical and political-theological journey around England  from metropolitan capital through provincial cities and rural hinterlands, from rural episcopal palaces to industrial estates, from London mansion houses to remote mountain monastery  and provides a snapshot of how religious leaders and authority figures respond to contemporary issues of freedom of expression. \u003ci\u003eReligious Authority and the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e has a substantial introduction that situates the conversations within a theological, political, and cultural framework.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Religious Authority and the Arts: Aesthetics, Politics, Theology – Political-Theological Convergence: The Church of England – Political-Theological Conservatism: Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity and Evangelical Protestantism – Political-Theological Crisis: Judaism – Political-Theological Confrontation: Islam – Political-Theological (Re-) Construal (I): Hinduism – Political-Theological (Re-) Construal (II): Buddhism – Political-Theological Condemnation – Political-Theological Critique: What the Writers Say.","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039562531159,"sku":"9781433123337","price":68.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433123337.jpg?v=1750944092","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/religious-authority-and-the-arts-9781433123337","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}