Art and Faith: A Theology of Making - Hardcover

$28.00

Art and Faith: A Theology of Making - Hardcover

Name: Art and Faith: A Theology of Making - Hardcover
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SKU: 9780300254143
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by Makoto Fujimura

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Book Overview

From a world-renowned painter, an exploration of creativity's quintessential--and often overlooked--role in the spiritual life

"Makoto Fujimura's art and writings have been a true inspiration to me. In this luminous book, he addresses the question of art and faith and their reconciliation with a quiet and moving eloquence."--Martin Scorsese

"[An] elegant treatise. . . . Fujimura's sensitive, evocative theology will appeal to believers interested in the role religion can play in the creation of art."--Publishers Weekly

Conceived over thirty years of painting and creating in his studio, this book is Makoto Fujimura's broad and deep exploration of creativity and the spiritual aspects of "making." What he does in the studio is theological work as much as it is aesthetic work. In between pouring precious, pulverized minerals onto handmade paper to create the prismatic, refractive surfaces of his art, he comes into the quiet space in the studio in a discipline of awareness, waiting, prayer, and praise.

Ranging from the Bible to T. S. Eliot, Mark Rothko, and Japanese Kintsugi technique, he shows how, unless we are making something, we cannot know the depth of God's being and God's grace permeating our lives. This poignant and beautiful book offers the perspective of, in Christian Wiman's words, an "accidental theologian," one who comes to spiritual questions always through the prism of art.

ISBN	9780300254143
Author	Makoto Fujimura
Publisher	Yale University Press
Genre	Religion & spirituality and Arts
Format	Hardcover
Published	January 2021
Language	ENG- English
Pages	184
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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