Long (45-70 mins)
DoctrineArt
Anglican
The Desublimation Of Modern Art: A Theological Task - Professor Ben Quash
Theologian
Ben Quash
Duration
58.40
Uploaded to YouTube
26 April 2012
Added to Database
25 November 2025
YouTube description
Professor Ben Quash questions the place of 'the sublime', as defined by Immanuel Kant, in contemporary Christian art.
This talk was a part of the Gresham College conference, 'Thinking Theologically about Modern Art'. The full conference can be accessed on the Gresham College website:
http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/seminar-thinking-theologically-about-modern-art
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website.
http://www.gresham.ac.uk
