Religious Art (Forum for Philosophy)

The relationship between religion and art is ancient and complex, varying across religious traditions and cultures. In this event, we consider how these traditions of religious art differ and what role art plays in religion today. How should we display religious art? Might art be a way of opening interfaith dialogue? And has art itself become a kind of religion?

Speakers
Mehreen Chida-Razvi
Art Historian, Nasser D Khalili Collection of Islamic Art
Ben Quash
Professor of Christianity and the Arts, KCL
Lieke Wijnia
Curator, Museum Catharijneconvent & Fellow, University of Groningen

Chair
Danielle Sands
Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Thought, RHUL

This online event is free and open to all. Participation via Zoom will require registration here, but it will also be streamed via the Forum’s Facebook page.