“The secularization of Western culture was accompanied by the elevation of art to the position of a substitute religion to replace Christianity.” ArtChristianCultureReligiousChristianityPositionWesternSubstitutesElevationWestern Culture Book:The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly About the Arts Source: The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly About the Arts
“The oldest theory of art belongs to the Greeks, who regarded art as an imitation (mimesis) of reality. The strength of that theory is that it explains the way in which art takes its materials from real life.” WayArtRealRealityMaterialsTheoryArt IsReal LifeGreekImitationMimesis Book:The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing Source: The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing
