Theology and the arts : engaging faith / Ruth Illman and W. Alan Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

When the center no longer holds: challenges to modernism -- Otherness and meaning: dialogue and interpersonal relatedness -- Outlining a practical approach to theology and the arts -- Art as community practice: murals from the voice of the community -- Fabric arts in Peru as identity -- Literature as a scene for dialogue -- Eliminating walls, honoring stories: improvised theatre "creating space" -- Film as an embodiment of interpersonal relations -- Music as an attentive and creative interplay -- Embodied grace: dance-an art form that transforms -- Finale and recapitulation: engaging faith.