Der Ikonoklasmus des Westens
by Feld, Helmut
fromStudies in the history of Christian thought
by Feld, Helmut
fromStudies in the history of Christian thought
Iconoclasm is not a barbaric act which takes place somewhere else but is instead a central strand of Anglo-American modernity. Our horror at the destruction of art derives in part from the fact that we did, and still do, that. This is most obviously true of England's iconoclasti…