Four LDS Perspectives on Images of Christ: Introduction

Authors

Doris R. Dant

Keywords

Mormon studies, Christ, artwork

Abstract

As members of a Christ-centered church and consumers of a proliferation of visual images, Latter-day Saints face the enigma of wanting to know their Savior but not having a detailed description of either his mortal or resurrected physical appearance. how should an artist depict Christ? Why do individual members have both strong attachments and aversions to certain images? What conscious principles, if any, stand behind the selection of images for use in official and unofficial LDS publications?

Recommended Citation

Dant, Doris R. (2000) "Four LDS Perspectives on Images of Christ: Introduction," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 39: Iss. 3, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol39/iss3/2