Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith & Art

Madeleine L'Engle

H. Shaw, 1980 - Literary Criticism - 198 pages

In this classic book, Madeleine L'Engle addresses the questions, What makes art Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian artist? What is the relationship between faith and art? Through L'Engle's beautiful and insightful essay, readers will find themselves called to what the author views as the prime tasks of an artist: to listen, to remain aware, and to respond to creation through one's own art.

Contents

• 1 Cosmos from Chaos: 11
• 2 Icons of the True: 25
• 3 Healed Whole and Holy: 51

About the author

Author Madeleine L'Engle was born in New York City on November 29, 1918. She graduated from Smith College. She is best known for A Wrinkle in Time (1962), which won the 1963 Newbery Medal for best American children's book. While many of her novels blend science fiction and fantasy, she has also written a series of autobiographical books, including Two Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage, which deals with the illness and death of her husband, soap opera actor Hugh Franklin. In 2004, she received a National Humanities Medal from President George W. Bush. She died on September 6, 2007 of natural causes. Since 1976, Wheaton College in Illinois has maintained a special collection of L'Engle's papers, and a variety of other materials, dating back to 1919.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith & Art; Wheaton Literary Series
• Author: Madeleine L'Engle
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: H. Shaw, 1980
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jul 2, 2009
• ISBN: 087788918X, 9780877889182
• Length: 198 pages
• Subjects: Literary Criticism / General; Religion / Christian Living / General; Religion / Christian Living / Inspirational; Religion / Christianity / General; Religion / Essays; Religion / Inspirational