Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement
| Author | Rowan Williams |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Cultural bereavement, cultural continuity |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Published | 2000 |
| Publisher | Morehouse (Bloomsbury Publishing) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 200 |
| ISBN | 9780819219480 |
Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement (later Lost Icons: Essays on Cultural Bereavement) is a 2000 collection of essays by theologian Rowan Williams.
Content
The work deals with the loss of traditions, which he terms "icons", in exchange for short term fads, "fashions", mainly in the United Kingdom. In the view of Williams this change of societal values results in cultural bereavement.[1][2][3] He is particularly focused on childhood.[4]
Reception
Mark Allen McIntosh writing for Spiritus was positive towards the book, naming one of its greatest strengths as "its irreducibly social and political vision".[5] Theology Today likewise praised it, stating that it is a rare example of a work that is in touch with both "Christian theology and contemporary culture, politics, education, and spirituality".[6] Richard Chartres of The Journal of Theological Studies lauded it for its willingness to engage in conversation with those who hold opposing views.[7] The writer for Scottish Journal of Theology was overall positive towards Williams work but disagreed with some of his conclusions, arguing that society has not lost as much as Williams believes.[8]
References
- ^ Shakespeare, S. (2000). "Book Review: Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement". Theology, 103(816), 456-457. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040571X0010300617 (Original work published 2000)
- ^ McEvoy, James (2005). "Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement [Book Review]". The Australasian Catholic Record 82 (2):243.
- ^ Quash, Ben (2001). "Book Reviews : Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement, by Rowan Williams. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 2000.190 pp. pb. £12.95. ISBN 0-567-08722-0". Studies in Christian Ethics 14 (1):117-120.
- ^ NICHOLS, A. (2000). "[Review of LOST ICONS: REFLECTIONS ON CULTURAL BEREAVEMENT, by R. Williams]". New Blackfriars, 81(957), 509–511. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43249491
- ^ McIntosh, Mark Allen. "Review of Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement". Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality, vol. 2 no. 1, 2002, p. 132-134. Project MUSE, https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/scs.2002.0013.
- ^ Ford, D. F. (2002). Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement By Rowan Williams: Edinburgh, T & T Clark, 2000. 190 pp. $24.95. Theology Today, 58(4), 645-647. https://doi.org/10.1177/004057360205800446 (Original work published 2002)
- ^ RICHARD CHARTRES, REVIEWS, The Journal of Theological Studies, Volume 52, Issue 1, April 2001, Pages 465–467, https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/52.1.465
- ^ Spinks BD. Crawford Gribben, The Puritan Millennium: Literature and Theology, 1550–1682 (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2000), pp. 224. £39.50. Scottish Journal of Theology. 2003;56(1):101-130. doi:10.1017/S0036930603290189
Further reading
- Hauerwas, Stanley (20 March 2013). "Living Well in Ordinary Time: A Tribute to Rowan Williams". ABC.net.au. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- "Disney hits back at archbishop". Bbc.co.uk. 24 July 2002. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
External links
- Page on bloomsbury.com