Sacred and profane beauty : the holy in art

Introduction. Rivalry or ultimate unity? ; What is the holy? ; Methodology ; Can art be a holy act? ; "Primitive" and "modern" ; Organization

Part one : Beautiful motion. The unity of dance and religion ; The breakup of unity ; Enmity between dance and religion ; Religious dance : influences ; Religious dance : harmony ; The theological aesthetics of the dance

Part two : Movements and countermovements. Holy play ; The breakup of unity ; The enmity between religion and theater ; Influences : harmony ; The theological aesthetics of the drama

Part Three : Beautiful words. Holy words ; The breakup of unity ; The rejection of the word by religion ; Influences toward harmony ; The theological aesthetics of the word

Part four : The pictorial arts. The fixation of an idea as a holy image ; Unhindered pictorial representation ; The prohibition of images and the iconoclastic controversy ; The holy image : influences

Part five : The house of God and the house of man. The building of the house of God ; The house of God becomes a human house : alienation and conflict ; Influences toward harmony ; The theological aesthetics of building

Part six : Music and religion. Holy sound ; The transitional structure ; Discord ; Influences ; Harmony ; The theological aesthetics of music

Part seven : Theological aesthetics. Paths and boundaries ; The republic of the arts ; The image of God ; The theology of the arts