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Author Noble, Ivana.

Title Theological Interpretation of Culture in Post-Communist Context : Central and East European Search for Roots.

Publication Info. Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 230 pages)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Twenty years after the fall of communism in Central and East Europe is an ocassion to reevaluate the cultural and theological contribution from that region to the secularisation - post-secularisation debate. Czech theologian Ivana Noble develops a Trinitarian theology through a close dialogue with literature, music and film, which formed not only alternatives to totalitarian ideologies, but also followed the loss and reappeareance of belief in God. Noble explains that, by listening to the artists, the churches and theologians can deal with questions about the nature of the world, memory and ul.
Contents Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Culture as a Theological Theme; Part I: The World; 1 Images of the World in Karel Capek and Isaac Bashevis Singer; 2 Theologies of the World; Part II: Memory; 3 Heritage of Totalitarian Cultures in Folk Music; 4 Redemptive Memory in Theology; Part III: The Ultimate Fulfilment; 5 Figuring the Ultimate Fulfilment in Central European Cinema; 6 Love as the Ultimate Fulfilment in Theology; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Subject Christianity and culture -- Europe, Eastern.
Christianity and the arts -- Europe, Eastern.
Theology, Doctrinal -- Europe, Eastern.
Christianity and culture -- Former communist countries.
Christianity and the arts -- Former communist countries.
Theology, Doctrinal -- Former communist countries.
RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
Christianity and culture. (OCoLC)fst00859660
Christianity and the arts. (OCoLC)fst00859745
Theology, Doctrinal. (OCoLC)fst01149617
Europe, Eastern. (OCoLC)fst01245079
Former communist countries. (OCoLC)fst01298680
Other Form: Print version: Noble, Ivana. Theological interpretation of culture in post-communist context. Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010 9781409400073 (DLC) 2009032340 (OCoLC)430522883
ISBN 9780754698487 (electronic bk.)
0754698483 (electronic bk.)
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