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Understanding Early Christian Art

By: Robin M. Jensen

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Understanding Early Christian Art

By: Robin M. Jensen

Surveying the content and character of early Christian iconography from the third to the sixth century CE, this substantially revised and updated new edition of Understanding Early Christian Art makes the critical tools of art historians accessible to students. It opens by discussing a series of questions pertaining to the evidence itself and how scholars through the centuries have regarded this material as expressing and transmitting aspects of the developing faith and practice of early adherents of Christianity. It considers possible sources for the various motifs and the complex relationship between words and images, as well as the importance of studying visual and material culture alongside theological and liturgical texts. Rather than organising surviving examples by medium or chronology, the chapters categorise the evidence according to their general iconographic type, such as generic symbols, biblical narratives, and portraits. Each chapter takes up important questions of visual culture, formal style, and the ways in which the iconography is distinct from or shows parallels with contemporary documentary sources like sermons, exegetical works, catechetical lectures, or dogmatic treatises. Concluding with a discussion of the late-emerging depictions of Jesus’s crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, it remains a valuable guide to comprehending the complex theology, history, and context of Christian art. Augmented by over 140 full-colour images, accompanied by parallel text, the interdisciplinary and boundary-breaking approach taken in this extensively revised edition of Understanding Early Christian Art enables students and scholars in fields such as religion and art history to further their understanding and knowledge of the art of the early Christian era.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000924483

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From Idols to Icons

The Emergence of Christian Devotional Images in Late Antiquity

By: Robin M. Jensen

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From Idols to Icons

The Emergence of Christian Devotional Images in Late Antiquity

By: Robin M. Jensen

From Idols to Icons tells the fascinating history of the dramatic shift in Christian attitudes toward sacred images from the third through the early seventh century. From attacks on the cult images of polytheism to the emergence of Christian narrative iconography to the appearance of portrait type representations of holy figures, this book examines the primary theological critiques as well as defenses of holy images in light of the surviving material evidence for early Christian visual art. Against the assumption that fourth- and fifth-century Christians simply forgot or ignored their predecessors' censure and reverted to more alluring pagan practices, Robin M. Jensen contends that each stage of this profound change was uniquely Christian. Through a careful consideration of the cult of saints' remains, devotional portraits, and pilgrimage to sacred sites, Jensen shows how the Christian devotion to holy images came to be rooted in their evolving conviction that the divinity was accessible in and through visible objects. Even the briefest glance at a museum's holdings or an introductory textbook demonstrates how profoundly influential this belief would be on the course of Western art for the next fifteen hundred years"--

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Univ of California Press

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0520345428

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Leadership in Interprofessional Health Education and Practice

By: Charlotte Brasic Royeen,Gail M. Jensen,Robin Ann Harvan

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Leadership in Interprofessional Health Education and Practice

By: Charlotte Brasic Royeen,Gail M. Jensen,Robin Ann Harvan

The changing landscape of health care continues to grow more diverse. As young health professionals move into clinical practice and face challenging health demands and increasing health care costs, they must be prepared to work in interprofessional teams despite a lack of experience in team-based skills. Interprofessional Healthcare: Education and Practice for Rural and Underserved Populations represents a collective response to this problem from educators, clinicians, and community health leaders to create a resource for interprofessional education and practice. Divided into five sections, this book includes the necessary information to encourage dialogue, debate, and action in interprofessional education needed to meet the health care needs for the present and the future.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449668267

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The Cross

History, Art, and Controversy

By: Robin M. Jensen

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The Cross

History, Art, and Controversy

By: Robin M. Jensen

“This erudite history illuminates the social, cultural, as well as theological developments of the cross” through 2000 years of its symbolic evolution (Library Journal). Jesus’s death on the cross posed a dilemma for Saint Paul and the early Church fathers. Crucifixion was a humiliating form of execution reserved for slaves and criminals. How could their messiah and savior have been subjected to such an ignominious death? Wrestling with this paradox, they reimagined the cross as a triumphant expression of Christ’s sacrificial love and miraculous resurrection. Over time, the symbol’s transformation raised myriad doctrinal questions, particularly about the crucifix―the cross with the figure of Christ―and whether it should emphasize Jesus’s suffering or his glorification. How should Jesus’s body be depicted: alive or dead, naked or dressed? Should it be shown at all? Robin Jensen’s wide-ranging study focuses on the cross in painting and literature, the quest for the “true cross” in Jerusalem, and the symbol’s role in conflicts from the Crusades to wars of colonial conquest. The Cross also reveals how Jews and Muslims viewed the most sacred of all Christian emblems and explains its role in public life in the West today.

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Harvard University Press

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067497929X

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Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity

Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions

By: Robin M. Jensen

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Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity

Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions

By: Robin M. Jensen

What can we learn from early Christian imagery about the theological meaning of baptism? Robin Jensen, a leading scholar of early Christian art and worship, examines multiple dimensions of the early Christian baptismal rite. She explores five models for understanding baptism--as cleansing from sin, sickness, and Satan; as incorporation into the community; as sanctifying and illuminative; as death and regeneration; and as the beginning of the new creation--showing how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice. Considering image and action together, Jensen offers a holistic and integrated understanding of the power of baptism. The book is illustrated with photos.

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Baker Books

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1441236279

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Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics

By: Robin Mansell,W. E. Steinmueller

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Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics

By: Robin Mansell,W. E. Steinmueller

Artificial intelligence-enabled digital platforms collect and process data from and about users. These companies are largely self-regulating in Western countries. How do economic theories explain the rise of a very few dominant platforms? Mansell and Steinmueller compare and contrast neoclassical, institutional and critical political economy explanations. They show how these perspectives can lead to contrasting claims about platform benefits and harms. Uneven power relationships between platform operators and their users are treated differently in these economic traditions. Sometimes leading to advocacy for regulation or for public provision of digital services. Sometimes indicating restraint and precaution. The authors challenge the reader to think beyond the inevitability of platform dominance to create new visions of how platforms might operate in the future.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1789900611

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The Substance of Things Seen

Art, Faith, and the Christian Community

By: Robin M. Jensen

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The Substance of Things Seen

Art, Faith, and the Christian Community

By: Robin M. Jensen

This series is designed to promote reflection on the history, theology, and practice of Christian worship and to stimulate worship renewal in Christian congregations. Written by pastoral worship leaders from diverse communities and scholars from a range of disciplines, these volumes seek to nurture worship practices that are at once spiritually vital and theologically rooted. Book jacket.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802827969

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The Substance of Things Seen

Art, Faith, and the Christian Community

By: Robin M. Jensen

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Art, Faith, and the Christian Community

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Living Water

Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism

By: Robin Jensen

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Living Water

Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism

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This general survey of early Christian baptismal iconography and architecture integrates visual depictions and physical settings of baptism with textual evidence for its practice and purpose. An opening overview of pictorial art (paintings, relief sculpture, mosaics, and ivories) prompts questions about components of the actual ritual which are treated in the literary sources. The study’s second half considers selected baptismal structures, examining the symbolism, purpose, and possible meaning of their spatial design and decorative programs. In most instances the synthesis of documentary and material evidence is enriching and complementary. However, even when physical and textual data diverge, their discontinuity demonstrates the variability of ritual performance and the perennial distinction between ideal and actual practice..

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BRILL

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9004189084

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Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity

Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions

By: Robin M. Jensen

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Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions

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From Idols to Icons

The Emergence of Christian Devotional Images in Late Antiquity

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The Emergence of Christian Devotional Images in Late Antiquity

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Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism

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Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism

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An interdisciplinary study of the practice and purpose of early Christian baptism as it is depicted in pictorial art and as it was practiced in-built structures, this book integrates physical remains with literary evidence for the early Christian initiation rite.

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The Cross

History, Art, and Controversy

By: Robin M. Jensen

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The Cross

History, Art, and Controversy

By: Robin M. Jensen

The cross stirs intense feelings among Christians as well as non-Christians. Robin Jensen takes readers on an intellectual and spiritual journey through the two-thousand-year evolution of the cross as an idea and an artifact, illuminating the controversies—along with the forms of devotion—this central symbol of Christianity inspires. Jesus’s death on the cross posed a dilemma for Saint Paul and the early Church fathers. Crucifixion was a humiliating form of execution reserved for slaves and criminals. How could their messiah and savior have been subjected to such an ignominious death? Wrestling with this paradox, they reimagined the cross as a triumphant expression of Christ’s sacrificial love and miraculous resurrection. Over time, the symbol’s transformation raised myriad doctrinal questions, particularly about the crucifix—the cross with the figure of Christ—and whether it should emphasize Jesus’s suffering or his glorification. How should Jesus’s body be depicted: alive or dead, naked or dressed? Should it be shown at all? Jensen’s wide-ranging study focuses on the cross in painting and literature, the quest for the “true cross” in Jerusalem, and the symbol’s role in conflicts from the Crusades to wars of colonial conquest. The Cross also reveals how Jews and Muslims viewed the most sacred of all Christian emblems and explains its role in public life in the West today.

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Book's by Robin M. Jensen

Understanding Early Christian Art

Understanding Early Christian Art

From Idols to Icons

From Idols to Icons

Leadership in Interprofessional Health Education and Practice

Leadership in Interprofessional Health Education and Practice

The Cross

The Cross

Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity

Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity

Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics

Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics

The Substance of Things Seen

The Substance of Things Seen

The Substance of Things Seen

The Substance of Things Seen

Living Water

Living Water

Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity

Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity

From Idols to Icons

From Idols to Icons

Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism

Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism

The Cross

The Cross

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