Table of Contents

Foreword Abbreviations List of Illustrations Introduction: The social context of the Baroque period: the beginnings of modernity Part I: The survival of the classical paradigm of the cross in Roman Catholicism Chapter 1: The theoretical mediation: the cross in Baroque Tridentine orthodoxy Chapter 2: The aesthetic mediation: the cross in Baroque Catholic art Chapter 3: The aesthetic mediation: the Passion in Catholic music Part II: The cross in Protestant orthodoxy Chapter 4: The theological mediation: Baroque Lutheran and reformed theology of the cross Chapter 5: The aesthetic mediation: the cross in Protestant art Chapter 6: The aesthetic mediation: Protestant Passion music Part III: The challenge to the orthodox doctrine of redemption: the Enlightenment paradigm Chapter 7: Challenges to the classical paradigm of the cross, and the emergence of a new paradigm of salvation Envoi Appendix 1: Virtual museum Appendix 2: Discography of Passion music of the Baroque period Bibliography Index Notes

About the Author

Richard Viladesau is Professor of Theology at Fordham University.