Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and ArtIn Walking On Water, 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. |
Contents
1 Cosmos from Chaos | 11 |
2 Icons of the True | 25 |
3 Healed Whole and Holy | 51 |
4 A Coal in the Hand | 67 |
5 Probable Impossibles | 79 |
6 Keeping the Clock Wound | 93 |
7 Names and Labels 107 | 107 |
8 The Bottom of the Iceberg 125 | 125 |
9 Do We Want the Children To See It? 145 | 145 |
10 The Journey Homeward 159 | 159 |
11 The Other Side of Silence 171 | 171 |
12 Feeding the Lake 189 | 189 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able accept allowed angels answer artist asked become beginning believe better Bible body called cause century child choices Christ Christian church comes creation creative creatures death dreams fact faith father fear feel freedom gift give given God's grow hand happened hear heart Holy hour human impossible Jesus keep kind knew language less light limited listen living look Lord lose matter means meant mind mother never night novels ourselves pain painting parents Perhaps play prayer questions reason remember sense side someone Spirit story sure talk taught tell things tion told touch true trust truth turn understand walk whole write written wrong wrote young