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paperbackModern Art and the Life of a Culture
The Religious Impulses of Modernism
Studies in Theology and the Arts Series
by Jonathan A. Anderson and William A. Dyrness
In 1970, Hans Rookmaaker published Modern Art and the Death of a Culture, a groundbreaking work that considered the role of the Christian artist in society. This volume responds to his work by bringing together a practicing artist and a theologian who argue that modernist art is underwritten by deeply religious concerns.
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paperbackGod in the Modern Wing
Viewing Art with Eyes of Faith
Studies in Theology and the Arts Series
Edited by Cameron J. Anderson and G. Walter Hansen
Should Christians even bother with modern art? This STA volume gathers the reflections of artists, art historians, and theologians who collectively offer a more complicated narrative of the history of modern art and its place in the Christian life. Readers will find insights on the work and faith of artists like Marc Chagall, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, and more.
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paperbackContemporary Art and the Church
A Conversation Between Two Worlds
Studies in Theology and the Arts Series
Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley
The church and the contemporary art world often find themselves in an uneasy relationship in which misunderstanding and mistrust abound. Drawn from the 2015 biennial CIVA conference, these reflections from theologians, pastors, and practicing artists imagine the possibility of a renewed and mutually fruitful relationship between contemporary art and the church.
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paperbackCulture Care
Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life
by Makoto Fujimura
Foreword by Mark LabbertonWe all have a responsibility to care for culture. Artist Makoto Fujimura issues a call to cultural stewardship, in which we feed our culture's soul with beauty, creativity, and generosity. This is a book for artists and all "creative catalysts" who understand how much the culture we all share affects human thriving today and shapes the generations to come.
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paperbackThe Faithful Artist
A Vision for Evangelicalism and the Arts
Studies in Theology and the Arts Series
by Cameron J Anderson
Drawing upon his experiences as both a Christian and an artist, Cameron J. Anderson traces the relationship between the evangelical church and modern art in postwar America. While acknowledging the tensions between faith and visual art, he casts a vision for how Christian artists can faithfully pursue their vocational calling in contemporary culture.
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paperbackCulture Making
Recovering Our Creative Calling
by Andy Crouch
Afterword by Tish Harrison WarrenThe only way to change culture is to create culture. Andy Crouch says we must reclaim the cultural mandate to be the creative cultivators God designed us to be. In this expanded edition of his award-winning book he unpacks how culture works and gives us tools to partner with God's own making and transforming of culture.
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paperbackBeyond the Modern Age
An Archaeology of Contemporary Culture
by Bob Goudzwaard and Craig G. Bartholomew
Modernity, according to Bob Goudzwaard and Craig Bartholomew, is not a single ideology but rather a tension between four worldviews. In conversation with students from around the world and drawing upon a variety of sources and disciplines, the authors propose ways to transcend modernity and address global crises.
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paperbackArt and the Bible
IVP Classics
by Francis A. Schaeffer
Foreword by Michael CardIn this book's classic essays, Francis A. Schaeffer first examines the scriptural record of the use of various art forms, and then establishes a Christian perspective on art. With clarity and vigor, Schaeffer explains why "the Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars."
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paperbackA Prophet in the Darkness
Exploring Theology in the Art of Georges Rouault
Studies in Theology and the Arts Series
Edited by Wesley Vander Lugt
Pastor and activist David Swanson knows that racial and environmental injustice share an origin story rooted in greed and oppression. Here, he shows how Christians can become communities of caretakers in dynamic relationship with our Creator that restore our relationship with creation and each other, and the holistic justice that can result.
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hardcoverWhat Are Christians For?
Life Together at the End of the World
by Jake Meador
Foreword by Karen Swallow PriorThough fidelity to the common good ought to define our politics, the modern revolutions of the West have poisoned common life in America. Uninterested in the cultural wars that have often characterized American Christianity, Jake Meador casts a vision for an antiracist, anticapitalist, and profoundly pro-life Christian political approach rooted in the givenness and goodness of the created world.
