| Visual Arts and Worship
Vertical Habits
Redeemer Presbyterian created visual resources to support a grant program on the “Vertical Habits” of Worship. (To view these resources choose “Church or Organization” and click on Redeemer Presbyterian.)
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Online Christian/Biblical Arts Resources
Art in the Christian Tradition – Housed at Vanderbilt Library
Pitts Theological Library – housed at Candler Theological, Emory University
Biblical Art Website – massive searchable database
Art and Bible Website – large database of biblical art
Text Week – concordance of biblical art by theme and scripture
Glocal Xianity Blog – alternative Christian art
By/For Arts – The vancouver project
International Arts Movement – NYC
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Special Collections
Stations of the Cross – by Ghislaine Howard
Miserere Series - Georges Rouault
Songs of Ascents – Aaron Collier
Bible Book Designs – Jim Lepage
Shorter Catechism Inspired Images – Matt Kirkland
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Arts Collaborators
Little White Bungalow – design/print/identity
Ablerock – graphic design
Kyle Ragsdale – design, space, conception
Henningham Family Press – design/print
Kipp Normand – collage/historic preservationist
Elyce Elder – fabric and design
Urban Garden Performing Arts – public installation/performance art
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Essential Reading
Jeremy Begbie compiled reading list on theology and arts
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Hans Rookmaaker, Modern Art and the Death of a Culture, London: IVP, 1970.
William Dyrness. Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue. Baker Academic, 2001.
Jeremy Begbie. Beholding the Glory: Incarnation through the Arts. DLT/Baker 2000.
Ned Bustard & Sandra Bowden (eds). – It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God . Square Halo, 2000.
Helen De Borchgrave. A Journey into Christian Art. Fortress Press, 2000
Jeremy Begbie. Voicing Creation’s Praise: Towards a Theology of the Arts. T & T Clark, 1991.
Nicholas Wolterstorff. Art in Action: Toward a Christian Aesthetic. Eerdmans, 1980.
James F. White - Protestant Worship & Church Architecture, Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003
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