Art and Prayer: The Beauty of Turning to God (Mount Tabor Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (860 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612615724 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Beautiful Book with Depth" according to Amanda R.. I have found this book to be such a valuable resource for my shelf. The depth of insight that Verdon brings to the paintings he discusses far outweighs what I would have thought of by looking at these paintings myself, but I do feel like the more I absorb his method of seeing into art I start being able to recognize what questions to ask to grasp a painting on my own.Much of religious art is Catholic, but as a Protestant I have a hard time . fathertime0Spending time in this book is like taking an accessible art history course enfolded with deep Spending time in this book is like taking an accessible art history course enfolded with deep love and worship of our Triune God. I am refreshed, humbled, enlightened and fascinated by working my way slowly through the lavish illustrations and profound insights of this gifted author.Having visited Europe several times, I am so blessed by how reading this book brings me back to the awe and beauty that is found in these treasured museums and . 89Spending time in this book is like taking an accessible art history course enfolded with deep fathertime03894 Spending time in this book is like taking an accessible art history course enfolded with deep love and worship of our Triune God. I am refreshed, humbled, enlightened and fascinated by working my way slowly through the lavish illustrations and profound insights of this gifted author.Having visited Europe several times, I am so blessed by how reading this book brings me back to the awe and beauty that is found in these treasured museums and . said Spending time in this book is like taking an accessible art history course enfolded with deep. Spending time in this book is like taking an accessible art history course enfolded with deep love and worship of our Triune God. I am refreshed, humbled, enlightened and fascinated by working my way slowly through the lavish illustrations and profound insights of this gifted author.Having visited Europe several times, I am so blessed by how reading this book brings me back to the awe and beauty that is found in these treasured museums and . It is a wonderful aid to prayer and meditation S. Brandt This book is so much more than a coffee-table book. It is a wonderful aid to prayer and meditation. Each piece of artwork (which you can see in color) is beautifully described with much feeling. I am taking it slowly, praying with it and certainly enjoying it.
—Publishers Weekly Timothy Verdon is an art historian and scholar with 50 years of experience in the field but when he talks about prayer in the lavishly illustrated Art and Prayer (Paraclete Press), he writes as one who knows his subject firsthand. Verdon's key themes unfurl through chapters on liturgical prayer, lectio divina, intercession, and the like, concluding with a tender reflection on prayer in the face of death. While Verdon, a long-time resident of Florence, focuses on Italian art of the Renaissance, he also considers works from other European countries and eras. "Images put before believers can in fact teach them how to turn to God in prayer," writes Verdon, a Catholic priest and
Timothy Verdon explores these essential interactions in this magnificent book. Hawkins Professor of Religion and Literature, Yale Divinity School "While Timothy Verdon’s immense erudition in the European tradition of sacred art is everywhere apparent, this book is written for non-specialist readers willing to allow their practice of Christian prayer – both in liturgy and in personal devotion – to be enriched and given theological precision through art once intended for such work. In this eloquent, accessible, and gorgeously illustrated volume, Timothy Verdon unites his multiple vocations as art historian, theologian, and priest. Above all, Art and Prayer is a call to worship. Peter S. My hope is surely that of Mons. Richly illustrated, Monsignor Verdon explains that images work in believers as tools that teach them how to turn to God. There is an “art of prayer,” when faith and prayer become creative responses by which creatures made i