Lecture Series on Sacredness and Visual Art : Images and Theologies

Lecturer : Fr. Nicholas Lombardo, OP

This lecture series looks at great works of Christian visual art as a way to understand key themes in Christianity. As we consider artistic works from a range of historical periods, we will see how different Christian images reflect different theologies—and yet also display the same deep Christian convictions about life, God, and human existence.

1. Beginnings: Christ in Early Christian Art (5 March) Replay Video
2. Salvation: The Crucifixion (12 March) Replay Video
3. Church: Christian Architecture (19 March) Replay Video
4. Life: Christian Visions of Life and Happiness (26 March) Replay Video
5. Mission: The Apostles and the Early Church (2 April) Replay Video
6. Communion: Mary and the Saints (9 April) Replay Video

Fr Nicholas Lombardo, OP, is Associate Professor at the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He studied theology at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington DC and the University of Cambridge in England, and he is the author of The Logic of Desire: Aquinas on Emotion (Catholic University of America Press) and The Father’s Will: Christ’s Crucifixion and the Goodness of God (Oxford University Press). He is teaching at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Spring 2019.