Calvinism - pagina 223

CALVINISM AND ART. newer

and

forms

original

material,

richer

219 nature of the

the

Thus Calvinism was confess that, by the grace

remains the same.

find

not only able, but bound, to

of God, the Greeks were the primordial nation of art;

owing to

that

conquered

rights

its

although

that

the sphere of Religion, ted

in

independent

of

certainly

it

Greek development, art

classical

this

ought

to

radiate

also

being

a

vered fundamental

of

return

lines,

in

should in no wise be engraf-

it

a dependent sense upon the ecclesiastical

Therefore,

and

existence;

art

to

her

tree.

redisco-

the Renaissance did not present

to Calvinism as a sinful effort, but as a divinely

itself

And

ordered movement.

as such Calvinism encouraged

Renaissance not by pure accident, but with clear

the

consciousness and definite purpose, in accordance with

deepest principle.

its

Hence there tary result of

Calvinism

is

its

no question

simply as an involun-

opposition to the Hierarchy of Rome,

should at the same lime have encouraged

the emancipation of art. this

that,

liberation

On

the contrary,

and was bound

to

effect

it it,

demanded within

its

own circle, as a consequence of its world- and life-view. The world after the fall is no lost planet, only destined now to afford the church a place in which to continue her combats; and humanity

which

only

elect.

On

the beginning,

God,

no aimless mass of people

the purpose of giving birth to the

serves

the

is

contrary the world now, as well as in is

the theatre for the mighty works of

and humanity

remains

a creation of His hand,

which, apart from salvation, completes under this present dispensaton,

here

on

earth, a

mighty process, and

in

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