{"product_id":"catholic-art-and-culture","title":"Catholic Art and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy E. I. Watkin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Apostle Saint Paul,\u003c\/b\u003e writes E. I. Watkin, set forth the “the charter of Christian humanism when he wrote, ‘all that is true, all that is seemly, all that is just, all that is pure, all that is loveable, all that is winning, whatever is virtuous or praiseworthy—let such things fill your thoughts.’ ” In this engaging account, first published in 1944, Watkin delimits the character and history of Catholic culture and its expression in art across five major periods. In this cyclical schema, Catholic culture’s early stage meets the decline of pagan antiquity; reaches its summit in the Gothic period and enters the exuberant autumn of the Baroque age; and then confronts the bleak winter of modernity and its attendant materialistic disaffection and irreligion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAn absorbing blend of erudition and effusiveness, \u003ci\u003eCatholic Art and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible survey of how the Catholic Church has served (and continues to serve) as leaven to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe creation of a religion-culture is the imposition of an order, the order whose form that religion supplies, upon the chaos of human lusts warring in the darkness of human ignorance. \u003c\/i\u003e(E. I. Watkin)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. I. Watkin\u003c\/b\u003e (1888–1981) was an English writer and convert to Catholicism. Described by \u003ci\u003eThe London Times\u003c\/i\u003e as “one of the most distinguished Catholic philosophers of his day,” Watkin wrote books and essays on poetry and philosophy, aesthetics and ethics, history and religion, and mysticism and theology. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Form\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNeglected Saints\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePoets and Mystics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/strong\u003e200pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826764\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100032360815,"sku":"978-1952826764","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--503.jpg?v=1781124686","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/catholic-art-and-culture","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}