Holman Hunt and the Light of the World in Oxford

This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the religious and artistic story behind The Light of the World by Holman Hunt.

Markus Bockmuehl is Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford, UK.

1. Introduction 2. William Holman Hunt's Religious and Historical Context 3. Pre-Raphaelite Light: Hunt's Vision of Salvation 4. Christina Rossetti's Christology 5. The Light of the World on Tour 6. Revelation 3.20 in the Light of The Light of the World 7. A Disturbing Painting 8. Postcolonialism and Ways of Seeing The Light of the World 9. Holman Hunt's The Light of the World and Iconography: 'In Your Light We See Light' 10. Seeing God Through Portrait Paintings of Displaced Women: An Aesthetics of Hospitality 11. The Light of the World and the Dynamics of Conversion