Calvinism - pagina 208

CALVINISM AND ART.

204

proof of Calvinism's auspices

of

poverty.

artistic

Only under the

religious principle could Calvinism

its

created a general art-style, and just because

a

much

so

very

forbade

principle

it

and sensual forms.

The

whether Calvinism produced what, with it

was no longer allowed

art-style of

of art

and

if

art,

or,

if

judged

spheres?

bound

In other words,

principle

Is its

by the standards of

nobler

of

I

the

do

not

use

respect

to

now

speak

proportion

our

of

life its

will

may

keep within

the

to

its

abuse, life

is

always units

functions cooperate in just

The

logic of

not scorn the feelings of the heart, nor silence

the

However holy Religion may be, its own bounds, lest, in crossing

degenerate into in

the

only then attain

our general development.

to

conscience.

And,

opposed

for

dimensions of this domain.

should the love of the beautiful

it

there

In every domain,

of art.

the

human harmony when all and

the mind

is

the Calvinistic

Encroachment on the domain of others lawful;

of the nature

zvJiat interpretation

what place?

so,

simply

but

not

higher view-

its

would a world without art loose one of

principle, ideal

is

to create, w>., a general

principle.

its

question

and world-view of Calvinism a place

life-

art,

is

from

floivs

the

in

own, but

its

And

differently stated.

our second point.

this brings us to

its

the symbolical expression of

Hence the question must be

point

had reached

it

higher stage of religious development,

religion in visible

its

have

same

superstition, wa)-, the too

insanity

voice of it

must

its

lines,

or fanaticism.

exuberant passion for

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