Jesus and the Emergence of a Catholic Imagination : An Illustrated Journey

by Pfordresher, John

• ISBN13: 9780809144532
• ISBN10: 0809144530
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-03
• Publisher: Paulist Pr

Summary

This richly illustrated book traces the development of a specifically Catholic imagination from its roots in the thought-world of Jesus to Catholic art at the end of the first millennium.

Author Biography

John Pfordresher is a professor of English at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

Illustrations and Credits	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Jesus and Imagination	p. 1
Origins	p. 3
Catholic Belief	p. 19
The World of Jesus' Imagination	p. 44
Jesus' Teaching and Catholic Belief	p. 63
The First Christian Narratives: Four Biographies of Jesus	p. 76
The Emergence of Catholic Art: Expansion, Accretion, Synthesis	p. 87
Introduction to Part II	p. 89
Saint Paul and Autobiography	p. 97
The First Churches: Dura-Europos	p. 118
Death and Belief: The Roman Catacombs	p. 138
Beginning Catholic Poetry: Prudentius	p. 164
The Celtic North and The Book of Kells	p. 197
Warrior Christianity I: The Franks and the Utrecht Psalter	p. 227
Warrior Christianity II: The Saxons and The Heliand	p. 252
Conclusion	p. 290
Notes	p. 295
Bibliography	p. 310
Study Guide	p. 317
Index	p. 327
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