WIC 150 - The Spiritual in Art

Institution:

Franklin College - Indiana

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Description:

The class deals with basic ideas of Christian and Oriental (India and the Far East) spiritual traditions and the way they found symbolic expression in the art of Alexander Markovich - an American artists who worked in 1980s. The course will focus on the abstract concepts of "trinity" (as in Christian Holy Trinity) and "non-duality" (as in non-dual nature of Christ as True Man and True God) and abstract symbols used to signify them in art. Many world's great spiritual traditions use these concepts to express aspects of the Divine. The class will primarily look into Christian and Buddhist ideas. Learning about some fundamental mythological themes of world's spiritual traditions-Christian and Oriental-helps us broaden our own spiritual horizons. It is hard to imagine a happy, fulfilled, and successful life deprived of spiritual direction-whatever that direction might be. We are born with yearning to search for the ultimate meaning of human existence. The more we know about spiritual explorations of millions of true seekers in different traditions, the more likely we are to find the truth for ourselves and about ourselves. Satisfies Intercultural Exploratory Requirement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.franklincollege.edu

Phone Number:

(317) 738-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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