Dynamics of Art, Faith and Culture: Theological Essays of Dr. P. Solomon Raj
Contents: Preface. Section I: On Art, Faith and Culture. 1. My Story as a Christian Artist. 2. My Experiments with Art Expression. 3. What is Art and Why This Study? 4. Art, Faith and Culture. 5. Art and the Gospel. 6. The Prophetic Role of a Christian Artist. 7. Artistic Creativity and Prophetic Gift. 8. The Influence of Indian Culture on the Church in India with Reference to its art Forms, Image and Liturgy. 9. Christian Art in India: A Survey of Recent Trends. 10. Christian Art in India: Present Trends and Future Prospects. 11. Indian Church and its Response to Culture with Special Reference to Fine Arts and Literature. 12. The Bible Seen Through the Cultures of India with Special Reference to India's Art Forms. 13. Religious Perceptions of the Masses (Dalits and Tribals) and Their Artistic Expression. 14. Passion and Glory of Christ Our Lord as the Artist Sees. 15. Indigenization of the Gospel through Art. 16. Images in the Bible. 17. The Place of Images in Communication with Special Reference to Theological Education. 18. Icons in Worship and Renewal. 19. 'Prologue' to Etched Icons. 20. Christianity and Art. Section II: On Story Telling, Poetry, Song and Dance. 21. Story-Telling in India With Special Reference to Telugu Language. 22. Christian Prabandha Literature. 23. Songs of the Pilgrim Churches: The Story of Hymm Tradition of the Indigenous Mission Churches in Andhra Pradesh, India. 24. Christian Song Tradition in India with Special Reference to the Propel of Andhra Pradesh Speaking Telugu Language. 25. Song Tradition of Telugu-speaking Christians: With Special Reference to the Songs of the Christian Church. 26. Dance and Musical Plays in Telugu with Special Reference to Their Subject Matter Content. 27. Kim Karthavyam: A Biblical Dance Ballet with a Contemporary Message. 28. Image and Song in the Service of Communication. 29. Communications and the Gospel. Section III: On Missions. 30. Christianity Among the Kammas and Reddys of Andhra Pradesh. 31. Indigenous Missions. 32. The Christian Theology of Inculturation. 33. The Influence of Pentecostal Teaching on Some Folk Christian Religious in India. 34. The Significance of St. Luke's Teachings to the Contemporary Christian Communities in India. 35. Father Devadas and the Story of a Folk Church in India. 36. Kosuke Koyama: Is there Anything We Can Learn from His Theological Thought? 37. The Future of Christianity in India.
Dynamics of Art, Faith and Culture is an anthology of theological essays by Dr. P. Solomon Raj. This commemorative compilation consists of 37 essays on themes dearer to his heart, and this is a rich treasure of his theological reflection.
Twenty of these essays are on ‘Art, Faith and Culture’, nine essays on ‘Story Telling, Poetry, Song and Dance’ and eight essays on ‘Missions.' Some of these were presented in Germany at Heidelberg University, Loccum Academy, Academy Bad Boll, Stuttgart, at Martin Luther University, Halle and also in Netherlands, the U.K., the U.S.A., Canada and India.
Again, some of these essays were published in Journals such as Verbum SVD, Exchange, IMAGE, International Review of Missions (WCC), Dharma Deepika, and Contemporary Christian.
Some of these essays are published in books like ‘Dictionary of Mission Theology: Evangelical Foundations,’ ‘The Bible and the Technologies of the Word,’ ‘Christianity in India: Search for Liberation and Identity,’ ‘Living Flame and Springing Fountain,’ ‘Etched Icons: Art Faith and Culture,’ ‘St. John’s Gospel: A Gallery of Hieratic Art,’ ‘Geetha Malika,’ ‘The Yobel Spring’ and ‘We, The Church … Studies in Mission and Evangelization.’
May these Lectures once delivered in those halls of learning, enlightening the respective audience of the times, and those published in such journals blessing the respective readership, continue to speak to new generations through the pages of this volume!
