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100			_aGrossmann, Magnus J. _9724
245			_aArt and Polarity—Towards a Theology of Art, with Special Reference to Ezekiel's Prophetic Sign-Acts
260			_aJohannesburg _bSouth African Theological Seminary _cMay 2020
300			_a335p _bPDF _cA4 _eAbstract, TOC
502			_bDoctor of Philosophy in Theology _cSouth African Theological Seminary _d2020 _gDr JS Malherbe
520			_aThis dissertation is dedicated to the research of art and its theological significance. A summary of theologically relevant, art-theoretical conceptions of the underlying phenomenon serves as a starting point and allows for a reconsideration of prophetic sign-acts as artistic performances. Both art in general as well as prophetic sign-acts, particularly those in the book of Ezekiel, reveal polarity as a common and arguably defining feature. Thus, four polarities, which are art-theoretically relevant and prominently featured in Ezekiel's prophetic sign-acts, are studied in detail. The resulting insight, that polarity is a necessary element within the emergence of art, is associated with the revelatory nature of the latter. Thus, it is concluded that art should be considered as a manifestation of divine revelation. Finally, this conclusion is supplemented by an overview of its practical consequences within different theological disciplines as well as contemporary art.
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