The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts, from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance.(Brief article)(Book review) From: Contemporary Review | Date: December 22, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Contemporary Review Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts, from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance. Richard Viladesau. Oxford University Press. [pounds sterling]19.99. ix + 214 pages. ISBN 0-19-518811-X. In this study, which originated with O.U.P. New York, Prof. Viladesau begins a series that will examine the place of the Cross in theology and imagination. In his first chapter he sets out his procedures, especially the relationship between aesthetics and the...