Theology and Modern Irish Art

Demonstrates that the work of art, the visual image, like the written word, s and can be used as a challenging and relevant source in theology. It is an extensive, pioneering study of the work and life of ten leading modern Irish painters from a theological perspective: Mainie Jellett, Jack B. Yeats, Louis le Brocquy, Gerard Dillon, Colin Middleton, Patrick Collins, Tony O'Malley, Patrick Scott, Patrick Graham, and Patrick Hall.