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Ernest Thompson Seton explains "The Gospel of the Redman"
Science and the Myth of Progress
Interview with Frithjof Schuon - on Art
Books on Hinduism
The Universal Spirit of Islam: Keys for Interfaith Understanding
How can we understand Native American traditions?
Treasures of the World's Religions
Where to look to "see God Everywhere"?
The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity
The Perennial Philosophy Series
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What are the "Foundations of Christian Art?"
Introduction
What is sacred Christian art?
Illuminated Manuscripts in Christian Art
What are the foundations of Christian art?
Sacred buildings
The Sanctuary
The Sacred Image
The Function of the Icon
The Decadence of Christian Art
The Renewal of Christian Art
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What are the purposes and forms of sacred art in the sanctuary?
"The sacred art of Christianity constitutes the normal setting of the liturgy, of which it is an amplification in the fields of sound and of sight. Like the non-sacramental liturgy, its purpose is to prepare and to bring out the effects of the means of grace instituted by Christ Himself...The liturgy does not determine the architectural order alone, it also regulates the disposition of sacred images according to the general symbolism of the regions of space and the liturgical significance of left and right."
"There is also the fact that a 'diaphanous' architecture would not be possible without the art of the glazier, whose windows make the outer walls transparent while safeguarding the intimacy of the sanctuary. The light broken up by stained glass is no longer that of the crudity of the outer world, it is the light of hope and beatitude. At the same time the color of the glass has itself become light...so the Divine Light, which as such is blinding, is attenuated and becomes Grace when it is refracted in the soul."
Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, 1243-1248
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