RT Article
T1 Paul Tillich, s Position on Visual Arts and Architecture
JF Bogoslovskie razmyšlenija
VO 1
SP 221
OP 238
A1 Riaguzov, Michael
LA English
YR 2003
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1933366338
AB In this article the major ideas of an outstanding Protestant thinker of the twentieth century are reflected, those of Paul Tillich, who successfully worked «on the border» between theology and philosophy that is typical for classical German and existential philosophy, and liberal theology. Tillich’s contribution to the theological-philosophical concept of art is shown, in particular his understanding of the interaction of expressionistic, idealistic and naturalistic elements in art, where preference, completely justifiably, is given to the expressive element. The thinker solves the dual functional-symbolical nature of architecture by sanctioning the contradiction between symbolical tradition and symbolical spontaneity in architecture. Paul Tillich’s consideration of discretion and continuity in architectural space, and the significance of color and light in church architecture is of great importance. Convincing affirmation of this are the architectural executions of modern, multi-purpose, public, Christian complexes such as St. Lavrenty in Stuttgart (Germany), Myyrmaku (Finland) and Graz-Zagniz (Austria) considered in the article.
K1 Christian complexes
K1 Paul Tillich
K1 Position on Visual Arts and Architecture