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A Call For Recovery Of The Visual Arts In Anabaptist Worship

Traditionally, Anabaptists have been wary of the visual arts in worship. This article, however, observes that modern culture presents unique challenges that were not present during the early Anabaptist opposition to the arts and that can be met by artists. Thus, the article calls for a union of art and ethics and a dual concern for both the transcendent and immanent, resulting in an intentional and imaginative use of the visual arts in worship.

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