Southwest Conference on Christianity & Literature Dates: Sep 28, 2007 - Sep 29, 2007 Hosted by: Dallas Baptist University in conjunction with the Southwest Conference on Christianity & Literature
Southwest Region 2007 Conference
"Alarming Necessities": Taste, Reading, and Theology
Stephen Prickett, Director of the Armstrong Browning Library at Baylor University
Frank Burch Brown, Frederick Doyle Kershner Professor of Religion and the Arts at Christian Theological Seminary
When something is beautiful or fitting, it has a way of seducing, even demanding our attention, yet not everyone recognizes or agrees on what is lovely or apropos. Taste seems to be a necessity to be moved by the beautiful book, painting, or song. It has been argued that theological and religious persuasions require a similar faculty or faith. In a pluralistic and polyvalent culture of reading and worship, is an ecumenism of taste possible in our liturgies, pedagogies, and criticism?
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