Christianity’s Impact on The Arts

I. Christianity’s Impact Upon Art. (Exod. 36:1-2; Eccles. 3:11)

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Hagia and Sophia

Christ Enthrones with the Apostles

The Multiplication of Loaves & Fishes

Praying Hands

The Crucifixion of Christ

II. Christianity’s Impact Upon Architecture (1 Kings 6:23-28)

Renaissance Era Cathedrals :1)They were (and still are) physically aesthetic2)No two were alike3)They took decades (some more than a century) to construct4)They were adorned with biblically based art, statues, frescoes, and sometimes engravings5)They towered above everything else in a city.6) They were visible from miles away7)Their bells regulated the town’s activities8)Their stained-glass windows added to the overall grandeur.

St. Andrews ChapelA modern church built with an ancient

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III. Christianity’s Impact Upon Music (Ps. 66:4-5)

A. Early Church Music

B. Innovations of Church Music in the Middle Ages

• The Oratorio

• The Symphony

• The Sonata

• The Cantata

• The Concerto

C. Gospel Centered Music of the Reformation

Martin Luther

Charles Wesley

Johann Sebastian Bach

George Frideric Handel

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig van Beethoven

“If every flower of the world and tree in the forest should declare our God reigns. So should every stroke of the artist’s brush and note of the musician’s score”

--Dr. Deron Cobb