Walking on Water
Madeleine L'Engle (Shaw Books: Apr 17, 2001), 256 pages.From the Publisher
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 the prime tasks of an artist: to listen, to remain aware, and to respond to creation through one’s own art.
Annotation
The bestselling author of such classics as A Wrinkle in Time, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Certain Women reflects on art and faith with the fierce intelligence and imaginative daring that have made her one of our most cherished authors. The task of the artist, as she sees it, involves listening, keeping oneself fully aware, and then responding to creation with one’s own art.
Table of Contents
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- Foreword by Nichole Nordeman xi
- 1 Cosmos from Chaos 1
- 2 Icons of the True 19
- 3 Healed, Whole, and Holy 53
- 4 A Coal in the Hand 71
- 5 Probable Impossibles 85
- 6 Keeping the Clock Wound 103
- 7 Names and Labels 121
- 8 The Bottom of the Iceberg 145
- 9 Do We Want the Children to See It? 171
- 10 The Journey Homeward 189
- 11 The Other Side of Silence 205
- 12 Feeding the Lake 229