Unit 8: A Liturgical Theology of Beholding Choose one of the images (or series images) that we have looked at in this section of the course. How would you form someone to look at this image in an iconic way, as an act of beholding? I have chosen the image…

Unit 7: A Liturgical Theology of Attuning Listen to two of the Masses that are available on Spotify. Based on listening, analyze these Masses according to what we learned in Begbie. How does the Mass enable you to “sanctify” time through music? How is the mass beautiful? I chose to…

Unit 6: A Liturgical Theology of Dwelling Choose a church building that you love (or even hate). Analyze the building using the images in Richard Kieckhefer’s Theology in Stone. Based on your reading from this course, what would you change about the building if you were hired as an architect? I must first confess that I am…

Unit 5: Medieval Christianity, Liturgy, and the Aesthetic Blog 5: How is “eating beauty” beautiful for Sr. Ann Astell? What consequence is there for this beauty — do you imagine — for forming men and women in a Eucharistic beauty? How is “eating beauty” beautiful for Sr. Ann Astell? Before…

Unit 4: Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity Imagine that you are introducing a family to a theology of baptism as they prepare for initiation into the Church. What imagery would you use, based on Jensen’s book during your catechesis? I really enjoyed the book by Jensen. Until this reading I…

Unit 3: An Aesthetic Liturgical Theology How is Guaradini’s liturgical theology aesthetic? Guaradini states that, unlike, for example, Protestants, the primary goal of the liturgy in Catholicism is not to express reverence for God as an individual, but, rather in unity with the entire church, congregation, and indeed all Catholics…

Unit 2: Theological Foundations of the Aesthetic The beauty of Divine Revelation in Catholicism has been lost on those practicing popular forms of the religion. This beauty can only be understood by grasping both the positive messaging of love and Christian solidarity, while also facing the immense suffering of Christ…

Unit 1: Philosophical Foundations I have always enjoyed various forms of art. I’ve never really stopped to think about how art is created. I imagined that at the inception of the artistic vision there was some form of inspiration. I expected artistic inspiration was combined with varied amounts of creativity…