Religious and ceremonial art Books

For centuries Christians have engaged their sacred texts as much through the visual as through the written word. Yet until recent decades, the academic disciplines of biblical studies and art history largely worked independently. This richly illustrated...

How do Christian and Jewish exegeses, opinions and polemics of all ages interact in producing the visual art interpretations in any work, age, place, circumstance?From the artist's side, what factors - of time, place, religion, reception, theology etc. -...

I felt the need to not only illustrate some biblical events as if they occurred in the present day instead of ancient times but also in the larger sense provoke some food for thought and forum for discussion..Christianity is an ongoing process and as...

Deja que la Palabra de Dios transforme tu corazón mientras calmas tu espíritu, alivias el estrés cotidiano y relajas tu mente con este libro para colorear para adultos cristianos.Sumérgete en las promesas de la Biblia con...

Films are modern spiritual phenomena. They function as such in at least three profound ways: world projection, thought experiments, and catharsis (i.e., as dreams, doubt, and dread). Understanding film in this way allows for a theological account of the...

Have Christians settled for artistic bankruptcy? To understand Jesus and the Bible, you have to understand art. The art God creates and commissions comforts and encourages, and it disturbs and offends. What is art? Does it ever go too far? How should...

My Life's Labyrinth covers a fascinating journey as we walk through life with Jesus Christ. It lifts our feelings when we're down and encourages our beliefs when we're searching. It makes each day a great discovery as Jesus goes before us organizing our...

Large numbers of Buddhist believers regarded Buddhist statues in surprising ways in late- tenth and early eleventh century Japan. Examination of such questions of functionality contributes to a broader view of Buddhist practice at a time when Buddhism...

Dieses Buch basiert auf einer ungewöhnlichen Entdeckung: Das berühmteste und zugleich geheimnisvollste Kunstwerk des Spätmittelalters, der Genter Altar von van Eyck, zeigt in seiner Komposition den Grundriss einer alten Kirche in Spanien aus der Zeit der...

Almost 500 years ago, a Mexica survivor of the conquista was on his way to catechism lessons just outside present-day Mexico City. He experienced a holy presence on the hill of Tepeyac that changed the hermeneutic of the dignity of the poor forever. This...

The poet is given the gift of speech, the gift of never ending words. These words flow for as long as we will to let Poetry unveil herself. What words do I speak? What words will I give birth to? Will me words become flesh? Will my words heal? Will my...

In this current world of chaos, confusion, and destruction, it seems as though there is nowhere to go but up. There are food shortages, natural disasters, and sickness, and all kinds of life-threatening diseases. In the long and short of it, there are...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

BRAND NEW YOU IN CHRIST, urges a Christian to embrace, grow and move forward in the brand new identity in Christ Jesus in the marketplace. A brand identifies with its maker in the marketplace. Likewise, a Christian's life must identify with its maker -...

Images of books appear in art, advertising and commercial logos to symbolize learning, knowledge and wisdom. In religious and secular rituals around the globe, people carry, show, wave, touch and kiss books and other texts, as well as read them. Such...

One day, while watching a television show that featured the Rapper DMX, Reverend Claiborne Brown heard him quote a poem: "These are hands of a man that steals; these are hands of a man that kills; these are the hands of a man that does; now fold them,...

Le livre ""Notes Iconographiques Sur Le Saint-Suaire De Besancon (1884)"" de Jules Gauthier est une �����tude d�����taill�����e sur le Saint-Suaire de Besan�����on. Il contient des illustrations et des photographies de l'�����toffe, ainsi que des...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

A las personas de todas las edades les encanta los cuadros. Muchos Temas Bíblicos pueden ser expresados en Cuadros. Estos cuadros de temas Bíblicos vienen acompañdos por las citas biblicas que indican dónde en la Bíblia se presenta este tema. Estos...

El libro "La centralidad de la Adoración" es una presentación de como este tema está entrelazado en el mensaje de los tres ángeles del Apocalipsis 14:6-12. Cada ángel trae un mensaje diferente, pero hay un...

Living with Purpose When the Gods are Gone provides A vision for humanity that links us all by reducing dogmatic boundaries. Through thought-provoking essays on finding meaningful direction, the author creates a path forward, for those with enough...

Meet Jesus as a gay man of today in a contemporary city with The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision. In stunning new images, the modern Christ figure is jeered by fundamentalists, tortured by Marine look-alikes, and rises again to enjoy homoerotic moments...

This book indicates the place of painting in the culture of the Islamic word, both in relation to those theological circles which condemned the practice of it, and to those persons who, disregarding the prohibitions of religion, consulted their own...

Renowned photographer / artist Endre Balogh and channel / writer Ness Carroll have collaborated to bring you a powerful new book: SYNERGEOMETRY - Essential Sacred Geometry Images and Meditations, a collection of 164 full-color...

In Hopper come in Vermeer, i soggetti umani e materiali servono da supporto, anche da pretesto, per trattare argomenti divini e spirituali - o meglio, dovremmo dire, del soggetto divino e spirituale unico di cui l'arte deve occuparsi prima di tutto: la...

Liturgy and the Arts focuses on the question "What is the purpose of worship and why are the arts an irreplaceable part of good liturgy?" The arts should disclose holiness within the ordinary, and to reach that awareness liturgical artists and church...

Getting your Knees Right! Can cause the world to change by having a better relationship with God, and also in helping to spread the good news. It aids in getting your attention to intercede and to have better communication with the Father. God is calling...

This volume showcases the divergent approaches from film studies and cultural studies that can be used in the visual analysis of biblical and religious themes, narratives, and characters in cinema. It is the first volume that specifically addresses...

This is a revised and updated edition of the comprehensive study of the role of art in the process of inculturation in Africa, first issued in 2000. The study is a substantial contribution toward a theology of inculcation in Africa, and enriches the...

Saint Francis of Assisi is often credited with being the first to create a live nativity scene, in 1223. He did it to promote the worship of Christ. The small town of Hallstatt is a unique place of beauty and utility. It is on the shore of the Lake...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

A collection of original essays, Saints, Sinners, and Sisters showcases the diverse questions currently being asked by gender scholars dealing with French, Netherlandish and German art from the medieval and early modern periods. Moving beyond the...

Peter Paul Rubens and the Crisis of the Beati Moderni takes up the question of the issues involved in the formation of recent saints - or Beati moderni (modern Blesseds) as they were called - by the Jesuits and Oratorians in the new environment of...

When God died, art was born. With Christ's crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, the human imagination began to be remade. In Bezalel's Body: The Death of God and the Birth of Art, Harvard-trained art historian Katie Kresser locates the historical...

Oracle of God Devotional is a devotional filled with uniquely inspired treasures from heaven for every day of the year. Rev. Stevie Okauru decided to listen to God with pen in hand, writing down whatever he believed He was saying to him. Oracle of God...

A chance viewing by Mark Byford of a picture in London’s National Gallery has inspired The Annunciation: A Pilgrim’s Quest. The early-eighteenth-century painting by French artist, Francis Lemoyne, shows the encounter between the angel Gabriel...

In 1911 Vasily Kandinsky published the first edition of ‘On the Spiritual in Art’, a landmark modernist treatise in which he sought to reframe the meaning of art and the true role of the artist. For many artists of late Imperial Russia...

This book is a collection of thoughts, insights, and experiences. It comprises 51 quotes that relate to self and family, relationships, emotions, and life. It also reminds us of what matters to us or what makes our lives more meaningful. All of us have...

Michael Haneke is one of Europe's most successful and controversial film directors. Awarded the Palme d'Or and numerous other international awards, Haneke has contributed to and shaped contemporary auteur cinema and is becoming more and more popular...

What if we ask questions concerning sin and redemption outside of the religious or theological milieu? After all, ""sin"" functions something like religious code language for that which is problematic in human existence. But all humans deal with our...

Religious leaders and scholars encourage you to talk with God and to hear His voice. God said in John 10:14, "I am the good shepherd; and I know my sheep, and am known by my sheep." Part of knowing His sheep and being known by them is speaking with them...

This inspiring book covers stories that are important for the upkeep of God?s temple and for giving back to the one and only true and living God. I am not speaking of your money; I am speaking in praise, in worship, in honor, and in glory to God. He...