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Visual Art

Fine art can function as both creative personal expression and an act of worship. These books explore how Christians can engage with and create visual art including painting, film, and other visual media. For more on the arts, browse books on literature, music, and poetry.

Makers by Nature: Letters from a Master Painter on Faith, Hope, and Art, By Bruce Herman
Makers by Nature
Bruce Herman
A0980
A Prophet in the Darkness: Exploring Theology in the Art of Georges Rouault, Edited by Wesley Vander Lugt
A Prophet in the Darkness
Edited by Wesley Vander Lugt
A1105
Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies, By Abby Olcese
Films for All Seasons
Abby Olcese
A0784
Prayers for the Pilgrimage: A Book of Collects for All of Life, By W. David O. Taylor
Prayers for the Pilgrimage
W. David O. Taylor
A0823
Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder, By Bette Dickinson
Making Room in Advent
Bette Dickinson
25 Sessions
A0483
The Art of Advent: A Painting a Day from Advent to Epiphany, By Jane Williams
The Art of Advent
Jane Williams
37 Sessions
A0441
The Art of Christmas: Meditations on the Birth of Jesus, By Jane Williams
The Art of Christmas
Jane Williams
A0442
Seeing Is Believing: The Revelation of God Through Film, By Richard Vance Goodwin
Seeing Is Believing
Richard Vance Goodwin
A0200
The Art of New Creation: Trajectories in Theology and the Arts, Edited by Jeremy Begbie and Daniel Train and W. David O. Taylor
The Art of New Creation
Edited by Jeremy Begbie and Daniel Train and W. David O. Taylor
A0326
The Art of Holy Week and Easter: Meditations on the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus, By Sister Wendy Beckett
The Art of Holy Week and Easter
Sister Wendy Beckett
30 Sessions
A0427
The Art of Lent: A Painting a Day from Ash Wednesday to Easter, By Sister Wendy Beckett
The Art of Lent
Sister Wendy Beckett
40 Sessions
A0426
God in the Modern Wing: Viewing Art with Eyes of Faith, Edited by Cameron J. Anderson and G. Walter Hansen
God in the Modern Wing
Edited by Cameron J. Anderson and G. Walter Hansen
5069
The Arts as Witness in Multifaith Contexts, Edited by Roberta R. King and William A. Dyrness
The Arts as Witness in Multifaith Contexts
Edited by Roberta R. King and William A. Dyrness
5106
Learning from Henri Nouwen and Vincent van Gogh: A Portrait of the Compassionate Life, By Carol A. Berry
Learning from Henri Nouwen and Vincent van Gogh
Carol A. Berry
4651
Placemaking and the Arts: Cultivating the Christian Life, By Jennifer Allen Craft
Placemaking and the Arts
Jennifer Allen Craft
5067
Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation Between Two Worlds, Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley
Contemporary Art and the Church
Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley
5065
Movies Are Prayers: How Films Voice Our Deepest Longings, By Josh Larsen
Movies Are Prayers
Josh Larsen
4478
Modern Art and the Life of a Culture: The Religious Impulses of Modernism, By Jonathan A. Anderson and William A. Dyrness
Modern Art and the Life of a Culture
Jonathan A. Anderson and William A. Dyrness
5135
Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering, By Makoto Fujimura
Silence and Beauty
Makoto Fujimura
4459
Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering, By Makoto Fujimura
Silence and Beauty
Makoto Fujimura
4475
Creative Church Handbook: Releasing the Power of the Arts in Your Congregation, By J. Scott McElroy
Creative Church Handbook
J. Scott McElroy
4120
Coffee with Jesus, By David Wilkie
Coffee with Jesus
David Wilkie
3662
Popcultured: Thinking Christianly About Style, Media and Entertainment, By Steve Turner
Popcultured
Steve Turner
3768
Contemplative Vision: A Guide to Christian Art and Prayer, By Juliet Benner
Contemplative Vision
Juliet Benner
3544
The Wisdom of Pixar: An Animated Look at Virtue, By Robert Velarde
The Wisdom of Pixar
Robert Velarde
3297