The Cave
and the
Cathedral:
Meaning-Making
in the Dark

Why do human beings make art? Is art an essential part of what makes us human? Drawing on the film Cave of Forgotten Dreams, which reveals the recently discovered Paleolithic cave paintings from Chauvet, France, author Gregory Wolfe delves into the way art both makes and discovers meaning. Along the way, Wolfe explores how art and the religious sense have been intertwined through human history.

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