The Vanishing word : The Veneration of visual imagery in the postmodern world

Image-based media obsessed with sex, violence, and celebrity worship are driving a mass-media frenzy reminiscent of pagan idolatry. This book is a warning that by exalting visual imagery we risk becoming mindless pagans. The church is being cut off from its word-based heritage and we are open to... Full description

Main Author:	Hunt, Arthur W.
Published:	Wheaton : Crossway, 2003
Series:	Focal Point Series.
Subjects:	VISUAL COMMUNICATION.
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020			\|a 9781581344042
082			\|a 302.23 \|b HUN
100		0	\|a Hunt, Arthur W.
245		4	\|a The Vanishing word : \|b The Veneration of visual imagery in the postmodern world
260			\|a Wheaton : \|b Crossway, \|c 2003.
300			\|a 272p.
440		0	\|a Focal Point Series.
500			\|a Includes Index and Bibliographical References
505			\|a Introduction : Tomorrowland. -- The word versus the image. Tables of stone. -- When night fell. -- The fiery word. -- The big shift. Something in the air. -- The machines of show business. -- Irrationality and spectacle. The image. -- On being postmodern. -- Formula for a fu¨hrer. -- Conclusion : Making waves.
520			\|a Image-based media obsessed with sex, violence, and celebrity worship are driving a mass-media frenzy reminiscent of pagan idolatry. This book is a warning that by exalting visual imagery we risk becoming mindless pagans. The church is being cut off from its word-based heritage and we are open to abuse by those who exploit the image but neglect the word.
650			\|a VISUAL COMMUNICATION.
900			\|a 23811
949			\|a RTC Library \|b Non Fiction \|h 302.23 HUN \|p R250493220 \|s Books

The Vanishing word : The Veneration of visual imagery in the postmodern world

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