W. David O. Taylor (ThD, Duke Divinity School) is associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. An Anglican priest, he has lectured widely on the arts, from Thailand to South Africa, and has written for The Washington Post, Religion News Service, Image Journal, and Christianity Today. His books include Open and Unafraid, A Body of Praise, Prayers for the Pilgrimage, and Glimpses of the New Creation. In 2016, Taylor produced a short film on the psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson. He lives on twenty-one acres of land east of Austin, Texas, with his wife and children.

• ContentsForeword by Sandra McCrackenIn the Beginning: We Use BelovedVocational Perspectives1. The Vocation of an Artist2. A Babel of Opinions3. The Discernment of an Artist's CallingAesthetic PerspectivesAn Aesthetic Interlude: Albrecht Dürer--the Turning Point in Art History4. The Meanings of Artists5. The Meanings of Art6. The Meanings of ArtworksBiblical PerspectivesA Biblical Interlude: Reading the Bible for All Its Artistic Worth7. Psalter: A Biblical Model for a Community of Artists8. Storytelling: A Biblical Model for the Work of Artists9. Surplus: A Biblical Model for the Flourishing of Artistic WorkTheological PerspectivesA Theological Interlude: The God of Art10. God the Father: Maker of Heaven and Earth11. God the Son: The True Human12. God the Spirit: Lord and Giver of LifeFormational PerspectivesA Formational Interlude: Art That is Wholly Fresh and Drinkable13. The Habits of an Artist14. The Disciplines of an Artist15. The Virtues and Practices of an ArtistMissional PerspectivesA Missiological Interlude: Making Art When the World Is on Fire16. The Missio Dei: The Mission of an Artist17. The Missio Christi: The Artist as Prophet, Priest, and King18. The Missio Spiritus: On the Art of CommunityIn the End: Art for Love's SakeAppendix A: Six Prayers for ArtistsAppendix B: A Liturgy for Beginning an Artistic WorkAppendix C: Recommended Readings

W. David O. Taylor (ThD, Duke Divinity School) is associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. An Anglican priest, he has lectured widely on the arts, from Thailand to South Africa, and has written for The Washington Post, Religion News Service, Image Journal, and Christianity Today. His books include Open and Unafraid, A Body of Praise, Prayers for the Pilgrimage, and Glimpses of the New Creation. In 2016, Taylor produced a short film on the psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson. He lives on twenty-one acres of land east of Austin, Texas, with his wife and children.

• ContentsForeword by Sandra McCrackenIn the Beginning: We Use BelovedVocational Perspectives1. The Vocation of an Artist2. A Babel of Opinions3. The Discernment of an Artist's CallingAesthetic PerspectivesAn Aesthetic Interlude: Albrecht Dürer--the Turning Point in Art History4. The Meanings of Artists5. The Meanings of Art6. The Meanings of ArtworksBiblical PerspectivesA Biblical Interlude: Reading the Bible for All Its Artistic Worth7. Psalter: A Biblical Model for a Community of Artists8. Storytelling: A Biblical Model for the Work of Artists9. Surplus: A Biblical Model for the Flourishing of Artistic WorkTheological PerspectivesA Theological Interlude: The God of Art10. God the Father: Maker of Heaven and Earth11. God the Son: The True Human12. God the Spirit: Lord and Giver of LifeFormational PerspectivesA Formational Interlude: Art That is Wholly Fresh and Drinkable13. The Habits of an Artist14. The Disciplines of an Artist15. The Virtues and Practices of an ArtistMissional PerspectivesA Missiological Interlude: Making Art When the World Is on Fire16. The Missio Dei: The Mission of an Artist17. The Missio Christi: The Artist as Prophet, Priest, and King18. The Missio Spiritus: On the Art of CommunityIn the End: Art for Love's SakeAppendix A: Six Prayers for ArtistsAppendix B: A Liturgy for Beginning an Artistic WorkAppendix C: Recommended Readings

W. David O. Taylor (ThD, Duke Divinity School) is associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. An Anglican priest, he has lectured widely on the arts, from Thailand to South Africa, and has written for The Washington Post, Religion News Service, Image Journal, and Christianity Today. His books include Open and Unafraid, A Body of Praise, Prayers for the Pilgrimage, and Glimpses of the New Creation. In 2016, Taylor produced a short film on the psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson. He lives on twenty-one acres of land east of Austin, Texas, with his wife and children.

• ContentsForeword by Sandra McCrackenIn the Beginning: We Use BelovedVocational Perspectives1. The Vocation of an Artist2. A Babel of Opinions3. The Discernment of an Artist's CallingAesthetic PerspectivesAn Aesthetic Interlude: Albrecht Dürer--the Turning Point in Art History4. The Meanings of Artists5. The Meanings of Art6. The Meanings of ArtworksBiblical PerspectivesA Biblical Interlude: Reading the Bible for All Its Artistic Worth7. Psalter: A Biblical Model for a Community of Artists8. Storytelling: A Biblical Model for the Work of Artists9. Surplus: A Biblical Model for the Flourishing of Artistic WorkTheological PerspectivesA Theological Interlude: The God of Art10. God the Father: Maker of Heaven and Earth11. God the Son: The True Human12. God the Spirit: Lord and Giver of LifeFormational PerspectivesA Formational Interlude: Art That is Wholly Fresh and Drinkable13. The Habits of an Artist14. The Disciplines of an Artist15. The Virtues and Practices of an ArtistMissional PerspectivesA Missiological Interlude: Making Art When the World Is on Fire16. The Missio Dei: The Mission of an Artist17. The Missio Christi: The Artist as Prophet, Priest, and King18. The Missio Spiritus: On the Art of CommunityIn the End: Art for Love's SakeAppendix A: Six Prayers for ArtistsAppendix B: A Liturgy for Beginning an Artistic WorkAppendix C: Recommended Readings