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The Writings of Frithjof Schuon
Spiritual Masters - East & West Series
Treasures of the World's Religions
William C. Chittick explores "The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi"
Interview with Frithjof Schuon - on Spirituality
Paul Goble's World: Native Americans' relationship to all created beings
World Wisdom's Spiritual Classics series
Spiritual Poetry
The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity
Every Branch In Me
: Who are we as "human" beings?
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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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Can Christian art be reborn?
"The character of Christian painting is essentially, and not accidentally, figurative. This means that it can never dispense with the traditional prototypes that safeguard it from arbitrariness. These prototypes always leave a fairly wide margin for the exercise of creative genius, as well as for the special needs of times and places, in so far as these may be legitimate...The success of any such enterprise is dependent above all on intuitive wisdom; as for originality, charm, and freshness, these will come of their own accord.
"Christian art will not be reborn unless it completely frees itself from individualistic relativism, and returns to the sources of its inspiration, which by definition are situated in the 'timeless.'"
Icon painting from the Danilov-Kloster, Moscow, 20th century
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