Gottes Bilder – Eine Geschichte der Christlichen Kunst

In the organizer's words:

Book launch and discussion with Dr. Johann Hinrich Claussen, Cultural Commissioner of the Council of the EKD, and Dr. Brigit Blass-Simmen, Director of the Kaiser Friedrich Museumsverein

About the book:

Since ancient times, Christianity has produced fascinating images that visualize the history of salvation and seek to inspire the viewer religiously. Johann Hinrich Claussen tells the story of Christian images using outstanding and sometimes surprising examples. He explains why they became objects of worship or destruction and how completely new pictorial languages were found in modern times, which nevertheless tie in with the great traditions. Johann Hinrich Claussen's book shows how we can decode Christian images and what they still reveal to us today about fundamental questions of human existence.