Bøger af Christopher Baker

A critical biography of the eighteenth-century painter. Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) was one of the eighteenth century's most provocative and inventive artists. He is best known for his painting The Nightmare, which channeled a new form of gothic imagery for the Romantic age. This engaging study of the artist's career unveils Fuseli's complexities, navigating contradictions between literary and painted works, sacred and secular themes, and traditional patronage versus competitive exhibitions. Plotting Fuseli's trajectory from Zurich to Paris, Rome, and ultimately London, Creator of Nightmares paints an image of Fuseli as an astute marketer and self-proclaimed genius who transformed himself from a priest to an Enlightenment writer, a mercurial force in the art world, and finally a revered teacher.

- Written by the former Director at the National Galleries of Scotland, home to the popular portrait. Among his publications for the National Galleries of Scotland is The Monarch of the Glen, Landseer (2017) - an exploration of Sir Edwin Landseer's celebrated and iconic painting- One of the most famous, popular and resonant paintings in the National Galleries of Scotland's collection- The portrait is currently the spotlight image in MFA Boston's Fashioned by Sargent exhibition, soon travelling to Tate Britain as Sargent and Fashion- Written by the former Director at the National Galleries of Scotland, home to the popular portrait. Among his publications for the National Galleries of Scotland is The Monarch of the Glen, Landseer (2017) - an exploration of Sir Edwin Landseer's celebrated and iconic painting- One of the most famous, popular and resonant paintings in the National Galleries of Scotland's collection- The portrait is currently the spotlight image in MFA Boston's Fashioned by Sargent exhibition, soon traveling to Tate Britain as Sargent and FashionGertrude Vernon, or Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, was an English woman who married a Scot. The American artist John Singer Sargent excelled as a painter in Europe. His portrait of Lady Agnew was painted in London but has found its definitive home in Edinburgh. All these contexts converge in a supremely beautiful painting which is one the icons of the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. Created in the 1890s, it proved to be a seminal work in the lives of the artist and his subject and has enjoyed a rich afterlife, inspiring artistic and written responses. This book offers a fascinating biography of this most accomplished, evocative and admired of portraits, placing it in the context of Sargent's career and how he worked, discussing the life of the sitter and unveiling the picture's rich critical history.

A fraction of a second can be the difference between a one-timer finding the back of the net and a blocked shot that starts transition the other way. In the fast and fluid game of hockey, time and space drive success. But hockey analytics hasn't appreciated these two most important factors. It hasn't respected the complexity of the game...until now. Backed by the findings of an original study never before released to the public, Hockey Analytics demonstrates that-whether it is a failed pinch in the offensive zone, a missed rotation in the defensive zone or other blunder-the vast majority of goals are scored when the defense's positioning is compromised. The authors identify the actions that give players the time and space to read, react and execute. Their findings will shock even the most experienced hockey minds and call into question strategies regularly employed by the game's best coaches. It is simple, actionable and nothing like you've seen before. Whether you're a fan, player or coach, Hockey Analytics will change how you experience hockey.

Meet the greatest artist of the 18th-century you have never heard of; come face to face with the society he encountered and defined through unforgettable portraits.

When Islamic terrorists launch an unprecedented on American nuclear power plants, Chuck Stevens is as outraged as any American Patriot. But as he realizes that the greatest threat to American liberty comes not from terrorists but from his own government, Chuck begins to question his loyalties. Does he stand behind his government in a time of national need, or does he fights against tham as their decisions threaten to rip his own life apart?As his life begins to unravel, Chuck quickly learns that the real threat to Western Civilization comes not from terrorist bombs, bur from the reactions that they cause. But has he learnt this lesson in time to do anything about the danger his country faces, a danger far greater than any he has ever imagined?

The Hybrid Church in the City focuses on the importance of urban space as a way of reinterpreting the mission and identity of the church for the twenty-first century. Christopher Baker uses the idea of the Third Space (a concept widely used in post-colonial and cultural studies) to offer a way of understanding the new form of the city - namely the diversity of the hybrid, post-colonial and postmodern urban space.In The Hybrid Church in the City, Christopher Baker deploys thinkers like Homi Bhabha and Leonie Sandercock to argue that the church should closely follow the grain of hybrid cities, including new forms of civil society and systems of governance, in order to occupy the fluid spaces created by the interaction of both networks and institutions, of the local and the global, and religion and secularity. He offers several case studies to back up his case for the development of what he calls local practical theologies which focus on developing partnerships with both faith and non-faith-based partners. Underpinning this practical theology is a radical Christian Realism tradition in the tradition of such thinkers as Bonhoeffer, Niebuhr, Temple, Preston and Atherton. In other words, the author believes, Third Space ecclesiology and theology are already at work. What is needed now is a new spatial language of the Third Space in order to help public theology engage with the complexity of rapidly-changing cities and societies.Christopher Baker writes and researches extensively on faith-based engagement in civil society and social policy. He also teaches and facilitates training events on these topics.'Christopher Baker offers a refreshing and authoritative look at the opportunities and challenges facing the urban church. This book is a great blend of cultural analysis, local voices and theological reflection. It marks a new wave of thinking about what it means to live as people of faith amidst the complexities of the contemporary city'. Elaine Graham, University of Manchester In this fascinating and prescient study, Christopher Baker argues for a new kind of engagement and connectedness for theology and the churches. By focussing attention on space, urbanisation and marginalisation, new possibilities for practical theology are opened up that invite a fundamental reconsideration of the churches and their location within post-modern society. This book is essential reading for all those who want to understand the Christianity and culture debate in more depth, and tackle it with imagination, flair and thought'. --Martyn Percy, Ripon College Cuddesdon Product DescriptionThere has been a growing interest in the rapidly evolving nature of cities in the past 10-15 years, but especially in the last 5 years, and the profound impact this is having upon our understanding of community, belonging and church. This book shows that theology in an urban context has developed way beyond the inner-city nostaligia. It is a challenging, critical and constructive study of the role of the church in cities.

Following the press coverage around the acquisition of this painting for the national by National Galleries of Scotland, this is an exploration of the history of The Monarch of the Glen, and contributes to the continuing debates it stimulates. Published to coincide with the painting's tour of four Scottish venues in late 2017 and early 2018.

This book-the sixth volume in The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World series-provides information on more than 400 individuals who created and played a role in the era's intellectual and cultural activity.

Illuminates the religious life of Elizabethan England, promotes an understanding of Shakespeare's plays, and uses Shakespeare's works to examine religious culture. This book offers an overview of the origins of Elizabethan religious traditions, followed by a consideration of the chief religious beliefs and concerns of Shakespeare's world.