bMS 649/46 (10): “Religion, the Arts and the Sciences. Development of the Problem on the Basis of Actual Experiences,” handwritten, n.d. [Fall 1957]

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Religion, the Arts and the Sciences

I. Development of the problems on the basis of actual experiences.

1. Reading the "Life of Christ in Masterpieces of Art." (Harpers). -  With words of the gospels. - From 11th to 17th century. - Nothing of the beautifying idealism of church- magazines, but --- ?

2. Problems coming from it:

a] Life of Christ. Problem: religion and history ("Christ" a function. The historical element: "Jesus"). But is there such a life?

b] Restriction to the Biblical words. Problem: Religion and language. (legend, poetry, myth).

c] How do we look at these pictures? As works of art whatever the subject matter or at ... religious message? Or both? But what is the relation? Is the aesthetic function religious or ...?

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d] And another question: Why did it stop with b, middle of the 19th century. What has happened that no master- pieces of religious art appeared ever since?

3. After this listening to the records of the St. Matthew-pas- sion by d. Bibli Problems a] Transformation of the religious event into poetry and music. No problem of scientific ade- quacy, but problem of the relation of the poetic to the legendary - mythological, and of both to the musical?

b] The way of being grasped, culturally (aesthetically) or religiously, or both? And how the relationship?

c] The adequacy or inadequacy of a musical style to the drama of salvation.

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RELIGION, THE ARTS AND THE SCIENCES

Humanities 127a

Theology 185a

Tues. and Thurs., 11-12, (Sat.)

Prof. e

Assistant - Mr. f

Office hours by appointment. Phone Secretary, Mrs. g, UN. 8-7600, Ext. 769

The required work for this semester course will consist of:

1. A minimum of 2800 pages of outside reading. The starred selections are required and will be covered on the final examination. The remainder (ca. 800 pp.) of the reading may be selected at the discretion of the student.

2. A final examination. At the time of the examination the student should submit an annotated bibliography of the reading done during the semester.

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h, Martin *The Eclipse of God

*I and Thou

i, Emil Christianity and Civilization

j, T. S. Notes on the Definition of Culture

k, Erich *Philosophical Understanding and Religious Truth

l, Karl Man in the Modern Age

m, Richard Culture and Faith

n, H. Richard *Christ and Culture

The Meaning of Revelation

o, Rudolf The Idea of the Holy

p, John H. The Making of the Modern Mind

q, F. *On Religion

r, Paul The Protestant Era

The Religious Situation

*Theology of Culture

Religion and Language

s, Martin Between Man and Man

t, Rudolf *Kerygma and Myth (The opening essay by Bultmann)

u Ernst Language and Myth

v, A. and w *New Essays in Philosophical Theology (Ch. I, VI VII)

x, Paul *Dynamics of Faith

y, Wilbur M. Language and Reality

Religion and Science

z, E. A. The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science

aa, E. Psychoanalysis and Religion

ab, Karl *Christian Faith and Natural Science

ac, Rollo *Man's Search for Himself

ad, Albert Psychotherapy and the Christian Message

ae, David E. *Psychotherapy and the Christian View of Man

af, Jean Paul Existential Psychoanalysis

ag, Karl The Third Revolution

ah, Paul The Courage to Be

Love, Power and Justice

Religion and the Arts

ai, Francis The Idea of a Theatre

aj, Harold The Meaning of Shakespeare

ak, Jacques Creative Intuition in Art and Poetry

al, Carl Christianity and the Existentialists

am*The Dehumanization of Art


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