Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors

Ancient authors commonly compared writing with painting. The sculpting of the soul was also a common philosophical theme. Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors takes its starting-point from such figures to recover a sense of ancient authorship as craft. The ancient concept of craft (ars, techne) spans ''high'' or ''fine'' art and practical or applied arts. It unites the beau...