Art & the Bible
10 best books like Art & the Bible (Francis A. Schaeffer): Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose, Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue, A Defence of Poetry, Classical Literary Criticism, Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation, Art for God's Sake: A Call to Recover the Arts, Culture Care, Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity, Literature, and the Arts, Art Needs No Justification
In this classic book, Madeleine L'Engle addresses the questions, What makes art Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian artist? What is the relationship between faith and art? Through L'Engle's beautiful and insightful essay, readers will find themselves called to what the author views as...
Author | Flannery O'Connor |
ISBN | 0374508046 |
Alternate Cover Edition can be found here.
At her death in 1964, O'Connor left behind a body of unpublished essays and lectures as well as a number of critical articles that had appeared in scattered publications during her too-short lifetime. The keen writings comprising Mystery and Manners,...
Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue
Author | William A. Dyrness |
ISBN | 0801022975 |
How can art enhance and enrich the Christian faith? What is the basis for a relationship between the church and visual imagery? Can the art world and the Protestant church be reconciled? Is art idolatry and vanity, or can it be used to strengthen the church? Grounded in historical and biblical research,...
Author | Philip Sidney |
ISBN | 0199110220 |
This is probably still the best way to finish a Defense:
"But if - fie of such a but! - you be born so near the dull-making cataract of Nilus, that you cannot hear the planet-like music of poetry; if you have so earth-creeping a mind that it cannot lift itself up to look to the sky of poetry, or rather,...
Author | Penelope Murray |
ISBN | 0140446516 |
Synopsis ‘Sublimity is the echo of a noble mind’ The works collected in this volume have profoundly shaped the history of criticism in the Western world: they created much of the terminology still in use today and formulated enduring questions about the nature and function of literature. In Ion,...
Author | James K.A. Smith |
ISBN | 0801035775 |
Malls, stadiums, and universities are actually liturgical structures that influence and shape our thoughts and affections. Humans–as Augustine noted–are "desiring agents," full of longings and passions; in brief, we are what we love.
James K. A. Smith focuses on the themes of liturgy...
Author | Philip Graham Ryken |
ISBN | 1596380071 |
The creation sings to us with the visual beauty of God's handiwork. But what of man-made art? Much of it is devoid of sacred beauty and is often rejected by Christians.
Christian artists struggle to find acceptance within the church.
Encourages Christian artists in the pursuit of their...
Author | Makoto Fujimura |
ISBN | 9781495131 |
"Culture is not a territory to be won or lost but a resource we are called to steward with care. Culture is a garden to be cultivated."
Many bemoan the decay of culture. But we all have a responsibility to care for culture, to nurture it in ways that help people thrive. In Culture Care artist Makoto...
Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity, Literature, and the Arts
Author | Jerram Barrs |
ISBN | 1433535971 |
From comic books to summer blockbusters, all people enjoy art in some form or another. However, few of us can effectively explain why certain books, movies, and songs resonate so profoundly within us. In Echoes of Eden, Jerram Barrs helps us identify the significance of artistic expression as it reflects...
Art Needs No Justification
Author | Hans R. Rookmaaker |
ISBN | 1573834416 |
This little text, written before Rookmaaker's unfortunate (for us) early passing, is one I wish I could have found and read in the late 1970s. This text, although written for the layperson and the working artist, is a wonderful template for understanding Christian vocation (calling) for all areas....
Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling
Author | Andy Crouch |
ISBN | 0830833943 |
2009 Christianity Today Book Award winner! Named one of Publishers Weekly's best books of 2008 (religion category).
It is not enough to condemn culture. Nor is it sufficient merely to critique culture or to copy culture. Most of the time, we just consume culture. But the only way to change culture...
Death by Living: Life Is Meant to Be Spent
Author | N.D. Wilson |
ISBN | 0849920094 |
A poetic portrait of faith, futility, and the joy of this mortal life.
In this astoundingly unique book, bestselling author N. D. Wilson reminds each of us that to truly live we must recognize that we are dying. Every second we create more of our past—more decisions, more breathing, more love...
Author | Sam Allberry |
ISBN | 1433561522 |
If marriage shows us the shape of the gospel, singleness shows us its sufficiency.
Much of what we commonly assume about singleness--that it is primarily about the absence of good things like intimacy, family, or meaningful ministry--is either flat-out untrue or, at the very least, shouldn't...
Author | Elaine Scarry |
ISBN | 0691089590 |
Have we become beauty-blind? For two decades or more in the humanities, various political arguments have been put forward against beauty: that it distracts us from more important issues; that it is the handmaiden of privilege; and that it masks political interests. In On Beauty and Being Just Elaine...
All That's Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment
Author | Hannah Anderson |
ISBN | 0802418554 |
“And God saw that it was good…”
Look out over the world today, it seems a far cry from God’s original declaration. Pain, conflict, and uncertainty dominate the headlines. Our daily lives are noisy and chaotic—filled with too much information and too little wisdom. No wonder we often...
Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music
Author | Jeremy S. Begbie |
ISBN | 0801026954 |
Even fallen humans compose beautiful symphonies, music that touches emotions as nothing else can. Resounding Truth shows Christians how to uncover the Gospel message found in the many melodies that surround us. Theologian and musician Jeremy Begbie believes our divinely-inspired imagination...
Am I Called?: The Summons to Pastoral Ministry
Author | Dave Harvey |
ISBN | 1433527480 |
Many men have the skills to lead a church, but only some are called. Dave Harvey helps men considering pastoral ministry to see God's active role in the process of discerning their calling.
God's Word offers a clear framework for evaluating one's call, especially within the context of community....
Author | Colin Marshall |
ISBN | 1921441631 |
All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine.
There is vine work: the prayerful preaching and teaching of the word of God to see people converted and grow to maturity as disciples of Christ. Vine work is the Great Commission.
And there is trellis work: creating and maintaining...