Religion and Christian Art

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) This course combines classroom and experiential instruction to examine the historical relationship between the visual arts and Christianity. It engages questions of iconoclasm and iconophilia in considering Christianity's unique position on visual representation and the divine. This course critically interrogates Western art that is based on a Christian worldview as it explores artistic representation of the religious Other, colonialization, and gender. In its exploration of religious art, this takes students beyond the classroom to examine Christianity and art in Winnipeg, through architecture, stained glass, icons, and textile. Please Note: Students may only take this course EITHER at a 3000- OR 4000-level. Experimental Course - This course is offered on a trial basis to gauge interest in the topic. Students who successfully complete this course receive credit as indicated. Restrictions: Students cannot take both REL-3412 and REL-4412. Requisite Courses: REL-2305, REL-2306 or REL-2307 or permission of instructor [prerequisite(s)].