Theological Approach To Art

Art, like Christian faith itself, is at home in the region of symbol - that realm in which meanings are not so much stated as they are evoked or illuminated, and in which events are not so much described as they are remembered and celebrated. This common zone is fertile, inexhaustible, and highly volatile; therein lie both its powers and its dangers. Yet it claims the effort and allegiance of us all, insofar as we are humanly capable of fashioning and responding to the world in which we live. Art and faith stand here on common ground, more common than the devotees of each ordinarily realize, and this ought to be pointed out and better understood. (From the Preface)