L’Engle
A Few Recommended Books
by lefever on November 18, 2010
Recommended from friends at Global Spiral:
Culture Making: Recovering our Creative Calling
by Andy Crouch.
“You might already be aware of this book about Christianity as a means of creating culture. The author, Andy Crouch, has published in IMAGE and has taught at their workshops. We recently reviewed this book in The Global Spiral.”
Material Christianity: Religion and Popular Culture in America by Colleen McDannell. “This is a great book by a historian of religion that looks at the role of “low” and “middle brow” art, crafts, and architecture in American Christianity.”
The Catholic Experience: Space, Time, Silence, Prayer, Sacrament, Story…
by Walter Cunningham.
“As the title evinces, this book is specifically about the Catholic experience; it does have a wonderful chapter on Catholic church architecture, ancient and modern, its role in worship and in the religious imaginations of believers.”
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From the CIVA Library:
Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
by Madeline L’Engle
“Madeline L’Engle explores what it means to be a Christian artist and what separates Christian art from what has often been called secular. While the text explores L’Engle’s journey as a writer, it applies equally to all stripes of artists. When asked to describe where faith stops and art begins, L’Engle explains that there is no separating the two–”it means attempting to share the meaning of my life, what gives it, for me, its tragedy and its glory.” The exquisite prose of this book has made it a classic on the topic of art and faith.”
Art and the Christian Mind: The Life and Work of H.R. Rookmaaker
by Laurel Gasque
“Laurel Gasque has produced an excellent biography on influential Dutch art historian Hans Rookmaaker. Originally produced to be part of The Complete Works of Hans Rookmaaker (Piquant Editions), the volume is now released as a single volume by Crossway Books. Gasque provides insight into a person whose work and writings had a deep impact on many of the founding members of CIVA. This book and The Complete Works (which is also available in a searchable CD format) prove that Rookmaaker’s vision and thought are just as pertinent to today’s Christians as they were over four decades ago.”
Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts
by Steve Turner
