Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle II

Wagner's Ring addresses fundamental concerns that have faced humanity down the centuries, such as power and violence, love and death, freedom and fate. Further, the work seems particularly relevant today, addressing as it does the fresh debates around the created order, politics, gender, and sexuality. In this second of two volumes on the theology of the Ring, Richard Bell argues that Wagner's approach to these issues may open up new ways forward and offer a fresh perspective on some of the traditional questions of theology, such as sacrifice, redemption, and fundamental questions about God. A linchpin for Bell's approach is viewing the Ring in the light of the Jesus of Nazareth sketches, which, he argues, confirms that the artwork does indeed address questions of Christian theology, both for those inside and those outside the church.

Author: Richard H. Bell
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 01/21/2020
Pages: 362
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.86lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.81d
ISBN13: 9781498235747
ISBN10: 1498235743
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Individual Composer & Musician
- Religion | Christianity | Literature & the Arts
- Art | History | General

About the Author
Richard H. Bell is Professor of Theology at the University of Nottingham, UK. He studied theoretical physics at University College London and theology at Oxford and Tübingen. He is author of Provoked to Jealousy (1994), No one seeks for God (1998), The Irrevocable Call of God (2005), Deliver Us from Evil (2007), and Wagner's Parsifal (2013).