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Did you know Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting during his
lifetime and that during the last three months of his life he
completed an average of one painting every day? Did you know that
Michelangelo's David is covered in a dusting of human skin? Did you
know Caravaggio murdered several people while he was painting some
of the most glorious paintings of biblical scenes the world has
ever known? Rembrandt Is in the Wind by Russ Ramsey is an
invitation to discover some of the world's most celebrated artists
and works, while presenting the gospel of Christ in a way that
speaks to the struggles and longings common to the human
experience. The book is part art history, part biblical study, part
philosophy, and part analysis of the human experience; but it's all
story. The lives of the artists in this book illustrate the
struggle of living in this world and point to the beauty of the
redemption available to us in Christ. Each story is different. Some
conclude with resounding triumph while others end in struggle. But
all of them raise important questions about humanity's hunger and
capacity for glory, and all of them teach us to love and see
beauty.
Frederick Buechner is one of the most gifted writers of his
generation, and his legacy casts a long shadow over Christian
letters today. As a memoirist, he opened up an entirely new way to
think about the genre. As a novelist, he was a finalist for the
Pulitzer. And as a theologian and preacher, he pioneered the art of
making theology accessible for a popular audience. Yet for all
Buechner's enormous influence, many readers today are unfamiliar
with his work, or have read him only in one genre. In this book,
Buechner expert Jeffrey Munroe presents a collection of the true
"essentials" from across Buechner's diverse catalog, as well as an
overview of Buechner's life and a discussion of the state of his
literary legacy today. Here is Buechner in all his complex glory,
ready to delight and inspire again.
Mark Rothko’s classic book on artistic practice, ideals, and
philosophy, now with an expanded introduction and an afterword by
Makoto Fujimura Stored in a New York City warehouse for
many years after the artist’s death, this extraordinary
manuscript by Mark Rothko (1903–1970) was published to great
acclaim in 2004. Probably written in 1940 or 1941, it contains
Rothko’s ideas on the modern art world, art history, myth,
beauty, the challenges of being an artist in society, the true
nature of “American art,” and much more. In his
introduction, illustrated with examples of Rothko’s work and
pages from the manuscript, the artist’s son, Christopher Rothko,
describes the discovery of the manuscript and the fascinating
process of its initial publication. This edition includes
discussion of Rothko’s “Scribble Book” (1932), his notes on
teaching art to children, which has received renewed scholarly
attention in recent years and provides clues to the genesis of
Rothko’s thinking on pedagogy. In an afterword written
for this edition, artist and author Makoto Fujimura reflects on how
Rothko’s writings offer a “lifeboat” for “art world
refugees” and a model for upholding artistic ideals. He considers
the transcendent capacity of Rothko’s paintings to express pure
ideas and the significance of the decade-long gap between The
Artist’s Reality and Rothko’s mature paintings, during which
the horrors of the Holocaust and the atomic bomb were unleashed
upon the world.
Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year Christianity Today's Book of
the Year Award of Merit "Culture is not a territory to be won or
lost but a resource we are called to steward with care. Culture is
a garden to be cultivated." Many bemoan the decay of culture. But
we all have a responsibility to care for culture, to nurture it in
ways that help people thrive. In Culture Care artist Makoto
Fujimura issues a call to cultural stewardship, in which we become
generative and feed our culture's soul with beauty, creativity, and
generosity. We serve others as cultural custodians of the future.
This is a book for artists, but artists come in many forms. Anyone
with a calling to create-from visual artists, musicians, writers,
and actors to entrepreneurs, pastors, and business
professionals-will resonate with its message. This book is for
anyone with a desire or an artistic gift to reach across boundaries
with understanding, reconciliation, and healing. It is a book for
anyone with a passion for the arts, for supporters of the arts, and
for "creative catalysts" who understand how much the culture we all
share affects human thriving today and shapes the generations to
come. Culture Care includes a study guide for individual reflection
or group discussion.
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist IVP Readers' Choice
Award We are people of desire. In The Soul of Desire, psychiatrist
Curt Thompson suggests that underneath all our longings is the
desire to be known-and what's more, that this fundamental yearning
manifests itself in our deep need to make things of beauty,
revealing who we are to others. Desire and beauty go hand in hand.
But both our craving to be known and our ability to create beauty
have been marred by trauma and shame, collapsing our imagination
for what God has for us and blinding us to the possibility that
beauty could ever emerge from our ashes. Drawing on his work in
interpersonal neurobiology and clinical practice, Thompson presents
a powerful picture of the capacity of the believing community to
reshape our imaginations, hold our desires and griefs together, and
invite us into the beauty of God's presence. The Soul of Desire is
a mature, creative work, weaving together neuroscience and
spiritual formation to open up new horizons for thinking not only
about the nature of the mind, but about what it means to be human.
From a world-renowned painter, an exploration of creativity’s quintessential—and often overlooked—role in the spiritual life.
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.
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