The Sacred Image

The Sacred Image Digital Collection III What does the sacred ask of us? The Sacred Image brings together essays exploring faith through art, from prayer and moral responsibility to suffering, freedom, hope, reconciliation and the search for meaning. Moving across Christian, Islamic and Buddhist art, Theresa Rézeau considers what happens when belief encounters the complicated realities of being human. Through works by Muhammad ‘Ali, Andrei Rublev, Peter Paul Rubens, Abanindranath Tagore, Henry Ossawa Tanner and Raphael, the collection looks beyond the sacred image itself to explore what art can reveal about suffering, hope and our responsibilities to one another. From the quiet movement of prayer beads to Rublev’s ancient icon and Van Gogh’s imprisoned figures, art becomes a place in which devotion meets doubt, suffering meets hope, and the sacred meets ordinary human life. This is not a collection written only for people of faith. It is an invitation to anyone interested in what art can teach us about how we live, how we see one another and what we choose to carry forward. Digital Edition · PDF Download £24.99 · Included with Journal Membership