This book explores the topic through the lenses of media ecology, art history, and psychology. Media ecology is a theory that media shapes how messages are delivered.
Susan B. Barnes received an BFA from Pratt Institute, an MFA in Theater, and a PhD in Media Ecology from NYU. She taught communication at the Rochester Institute of Technology, wrote nine books, and won an NSF grant along with MEA book awards.
Acknowledgments - Introduction - Revealing the Spiritual in Visual Culture - Spiritual Crisis and Communication Theory - Spirituality and Modern Art - Abstract Spiritual Artists - Spirituality and Non- abstract Art - Spiritualism and Art - Outsider Art - Art, Psychology, and Spirituality - Changing Perspectives, Visual Culture in the Twenty-First Century - Creating Art: A Spiritual Path - Conclusion - Spirit Artists - Index.