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> [What is Christian in art does not lie in the theme but in the spirit of it, in its wisdom and the understanding of reality it reflects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/what-is-christian-in-art-does-not-lie-in-the-theme-but-in-the-spirit/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

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## More by Hans Rookmaaker

> [Jesus didn't come to make us Christian. Jesus came to make us fully human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/jesus-didn-t-come-to-make-us-christian-jesus-came-to-make-us-fully/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [Art is a form of play rejoicing before the face of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/art-is-a-form-of-play-rejoicing-before-the-face-of-god/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [By means of the iconic, artists express their view of reality and show their understanding of the structure of reality. They see what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/by-means-of-the-iconic-artists-express-their-view-of-reality-and-show/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [Art tries, literally, to picture the things which philosophy tries to put into carefully thought-out words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/art-tries-literally-to-picture-the-things-which-philosophy-tries-to/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [Art cannot be used to show the validity of Christianity; it should rather be the reverse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/art-cannot-be-used-to-show-the-validity-of-christianity-it-should/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [Modern art did not just happen. It came as a result of a deep reversal of spiritual values in the Age of Reason, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/modern-art-did-not-just-happen-it-came-as-a-result-of-a-deep-reversal/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [Our world has changed for better or for worse. It is for us to find truth and beauty for today, constantly re-applying the truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/our-world-has-changed-for-better-or-for-worse-it-is-for-us-to-find/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [We do not know what we see, but we see what we know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/we-do-not-know-what-we-see-but-we-see-what-we-know/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [How can you say that modern art is ugly,when you worship the Lord in a building painted like this?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/how-can-you-say-that-modern-art-is-ugly-when-you-worship-the-lord-in/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [We are at home here. Alienation is unnecessary. Contact with reality at a deep level is part of the Christian's life. He enters into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/we-are-at-home-here-alienation-is-unnecessary-contact-with-reality-at/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [We may appreciate the efforts, and even the greatness of the men who have tried to find the universal, the general 'behind' appearances; yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/we-may-appreciate-the-efforts-and-even-the-greatness-of-the-men-who/)

[Hans Rookmaaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-rookmaaker/)

> [What is Christian in art does not lie in the theme but in the spirit of it, in its wisdom and the understanding of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-rookmaaker/what-is-christian-in-art-does-not-lie-in-the-theme-but-in-the-spirit/)

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