{"product_id":"makers-by-nature-letters-from-a-master-painter-on-faith-hope-and-art-paperback","title":"Makers by Nature: Letters from a Master Painter on Faith, Hope, and Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce W. Herman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Guite\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Artist's Look at Theology, Art, and Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Dear Tom, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThanks for writing again--and for this unusually philosophical response to my letter! In response: my theology of art is my theology. Period. I think of God as the Artist and all human artists as eternal apprentices. Consequently, all my thinking about God involves the centrality of beauty and the act of making. As I've said many times, we were made by a Maker to be makers. . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a series of fictional letters, respected artist and educator Bruce Herman passes on wisdom to a younger generation. He explores a wide array of practical, philosophical, and theological issues, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is artversus craft? What is good art?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the calling of an artist? Of a Christian artist?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do you do when you're stuck in your creative process?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow should Christians relate to the contemporary art scene?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is beauty, and how is it relevant in our world?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of personal stories and behind-the-scene looks at Herman's own artistic process, \u003ci\u003eMakers by Nature\u003c\/i\u003e also features full-color artwork by Herman and several of his former students. Artists and art lovers will find insight, wonder, and encouragement to consider the Maker's invitation to creativity, however it takes shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Herman (MFA, Boston University College of Fine Arts) is a painter, writer, and speaker. His art has been exhibited internationally and is in public and private collections worldwide. He taught studio art for nearly four decades at Gordon College, where he held the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in Fine Arts. He enjoys sailing, hiking, and carpentry and is married to Meg and has two children and five grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalcolm Guite (PhD, Durham) is the chaplain at Girton College, Cambridge, where he also teaches in the Faculty of Divinity. He is a priest, poet, and songwriter, and he travels and speaks regularly throughout the UK and North America. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFaith, Hope and Poetry: Theology and the Poetic Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e as well as several collections of poems, including \u003ci\u003eParable and Paradox: Sonnets on the Sayings of Jesus and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWaiting on the Word: A Poem a Day for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Word in the Wilderness: A Poem a Day for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSounding the Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.97 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53550645543219,"sku":"9781514009802","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/makers-by-nature-letters-from-a-master-painter-on-faith-hope-and-art-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}