The Theology of Ecclesiastical Architecture in Geoffrey Hill’s Book of Baruch by the Gnostic Justin
In Geoffrey Hill's posthumously published Book of Baruch by the Gnostic Justin, ecclesiastical architecture is explored in close conjunction with historical violence, as its very form is construed as influenced by it. This article argues that Hill's engagement with architecture is informed...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2020]
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Literature and theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 450-464 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BF Gnosticism CE Christian art HA Bible KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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| Summary: | In Geoffrey Hill's posthumously published Book of Baruch by the Gnostic Justin, ecclesiastical architecture is explored in close conjunction with historical violence, as its very form is construed as influenced by it. This article argues that Hill's engagement with architecture is informed, at its core, by a theological act of witness to the violence of history, but also as an act of seeking atonement for collective and historical sin. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/fraa013 |