Library Catalog
A few recommended books
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Good taste, bad taste, & Christian taste : aesthetics in religious life
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Call Number: BR115.A8 B785 2003ISBN: 0195158725Publication Date: 2003 -
A broken beauty
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Call Number: N7570 .B76 2005ISBN: 0802828183Publication Date: 2005 -
The Christian imagination : essays on literature and the arts byCall Number: BR115.A8 C44 1981ISBN: 0801077028Publication Date: 1981Anthology that includes some classic essays, such as C.S. Lewis's "Christianity and culture"; "What is Truth in Art" by F.C. Gaebelein; and Francis Schaeffer's "Some Perspectives on Art".
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The Christian, the arts, and truth : regaining the vision of greatness byCall Number: BR115.A8 G34 1985ISBN: 0880701145Publication Date: 1985
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Art in Action: Toward a Christian Aesthetic
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Call Number: BR115.A8 W64 1980ISBN: 0802818161Publication Date: 1987 -
The Sacred Community: Art, Sacrament, and the People of God
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Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781602585584Publication Date: 2012 -
Theological Aesthetics: God in Imagination, Beauty and Art
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Call Number: BR115.A8 V55 1999ISBN: 019512622XPublication Date: 1999
Searching tips
Just as there are many aspects or nuances of the intersection of ART and FAITH, there are many search terms you can use to find books on the topic in the LIBRARY CATALOG (link at left). Here are some suggested ones:
Search the following SUBJECT BROWSE terms (change dropdown menu next to the search box at left to "Subject"):
- Christianity and the arts
- Art and religion
- Spirituality in art
- Christianity and art
- Aesthetics--Religious aspects
- Aesthetics--Religious aspects--Christianity
- Christian art and symbolism
- Bible--In art
- Jesus Christ--In art
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Creative ability--Religious aspects--Christianity
Also try these KEYWORD searches (change dropdown menu to "Keyword Advanced"):
- "visual arts" and (Faith or religion or Christianity)
- artists and (faith or religion or Christianity)
Or BROWSE the library shelves in the following call number areas:
- BR115.A8 (for books on Christianity as it relates to Aesthetics)
- N7790-8199 (for Religious art)