Robert Covolo (PhD VU Amsterdam) is a cultural theologian residing in Los Angeles. He has served as a scholar at the Visual Faith Institute of Art and Architecture, on faculty at the Torrey Honors Institute, and currently directs the Center for Pastoral Residents, Christ Church Sierra Madre.
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Introduction 1 Fashion Theology as Tradition 1 No Hairdos in Heaven 2 Stealing from the Egyptians 3 A Certain Savoir Faire 2 Fashion Theology as Reform 1 An Unlikely Ally 2 Not Those French! 3 The King of Fashion 3 Fashion Theology as Public Discourse 1 Top-Down or Bottom-Up 2 Two Spaces Collude 3 Micro, Mezzo, Macro 4 Fashion Theology as Art 1 You Call That Art?! 2 Fashioning the Catholic Imagination 3 Re/Forming the Art of Fashion 5 Fashion Theology as Everyday Drama 1 Life in the New-Now 2 The Stories We Wear 3 A Fitting Performance Conclusion
... Fashion Theology's call for theology to attend to fashion is timely and needed. Covolo's enthusiasm for the wealth of potential theological, philosophical, and aesthetic encounters with fashion is refreshing. Ambitious in its breadth and brevity, Fashion Theology heralds the way forexpanded theological and aesthetic reflection on our history and life in clothes. --Katherine Ellis "Art and Christianity" Covolo's book is certainly pioneering of a field that is unknown for the majority of theologians and even for the Fashion studies scholars.... This newly marked-out field is primed for development. Covolo's Fashion Theology presents conditions and criteria for weaving a new dress for theology. --Alberto Ambrosio "Studies in Christian Ethics" Understanding the immense scope and complexity of the two domains, the author acknowledges that his work does not cover all aspects of fashion and theology, nor does it seek to offer any hasty resolutions. However, he has given us enough information to satiate our curiosity, to present reflective issues, and to open the discussion for further exploration. The book is written in such a compelling way that both academics and the broader public audience would enjoy. If you're interested in this subject or if your curiosity has peaked even a little, this is a book I highly recommend. --Noemi Ortiz "Englewood Review of Books" ...Fashion Theology is a stimulating and delightful book, both learned and lucid. It deftly shows not only that fashion reveals a great deal about our society but that our society cannot be understood apart from fashion. Covolo's compelling study sets the agenda for those who wish to pursue fashion theology. --Jonathan Lett "International Journal of Public Theology" Fashion Theology is an ambitious attempt to set the conversation about fashion and theology on a firm footing moving forward. ... Fashion Theology is a foundational work toward a constructive conversation between these two disciplines. --Joseph Sherrard "Calvin Theological Journal" There is much to praise in Fashion Theology. Covolo is masterful in bringing together two seemingly disparate disciplines. --Cameron Clausing "Journal of Reformed Theology"