Arts & Theology in Theory & Practice (Seminar)

Course Description

The interdisciplinary fields of “theology and the arts” and “arts and theology” are dynamic and rapidly growing, but they are also often diffused and confusing, with many kinds of dialogue going on. The twofold aim of this course is to enrich student understanding and activity in both the theory and the practice of these fields of study. First, this course will foster deeper understandings of these fields by providing a mapping of major histories and issues, including a series of engagements with major texts. Second, this course provides structured time and space for students to develop their own primary activities within these fields. Early in the semester, students will choose one of two tracks for their own individual research—scholarship (with any disciplinary focus) or artmaking (in any medium)—and will propose a semester-long project within this track. This course is designed for any students seeking to develop their own work in these fields of study.

This course has a maximum enrollment of 12 students.

To get into a priority enrollment course, you must register by the early registration deadline (see Important Dates) and must submit a Priority Enrollment Course Request (available through the "Additional Registration Requests" section of the Registration menu in REGIS) after completing your registration. Class lists will be determined within a week after the early registration deadline, and you will be notified by email shortly thereafter. First priority will be given to students who need a course for the program to which they have been admitted, and who have registered by the early registration deadline.