Drawing from previously untapped Buddhist sources, this book contextualizes Li Gonglin's Buddhist faith and art through the Chan environment in his hometown (Longmian) and the prevailing Tiantai, Pure Land, Huayan and Chan schools of the Northern Song Dynasty.

I spent 8 years painting each sacrament of Community of Christ. This book shares the symbolism of each and part of how my own faith journey helped in their creations.

Studies retabloes--Mexican paintings on tin created in the latter half of the nineteenth century--from art, religious, and historical perspectives, and discusses efforts made to restore and conserve the artwork.

Books about Faith Ringgold

The story of Faith Ringgold--activist, author, academician--is an uplifting look at a progressive artist who overcame discrimination and triumphed as a giant figure in American art, notable as an accomplished painter, a sculptor, a printmaker, and an art quilter. She has never abandoned her goal of searching for human dignity

Religion in its most authentic part is an art form. Religion does what art does. This idea is richly illustrated and supported by materials of diverse origin. The vast range of the author’s experience in the arts and in religious texts and works of aesthetics allows him to lay hold

On Trial: A Test of My Faith is meant to help you endure life's challenges as your faith in God is put to the test. Psalms 66:9-12 mentions being tested and refined like silver. On Trial: A Test of My Faith is a compelling eyewitness report from the depths of

Five hundred years after his birth, Venice celebrates the artistic achievements and era of Jacopo Tintoretto. The success of Jacopo and his son Domenico is inextricably linked to the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Indeed, Jacopo created some of the most famous paintings in 16th-century Venetian art for the Scuola's

This book is an account of an extraordinarily gifted woman who faced life's adversity with hope and tenacity. She followed her dream and stayed true to her faith even when her uphill battle seemed futile. The fortunes and misfortunes experienced by Katherine and her family during their lifetime are not

Books about Faith Ringgold