I wrote a book recommendation last month for StoneWorks' MOSAIC newsletter. The book is Art In Service of the Sacred by Catherine Kapikian, and I've included the first paragraph of the review here. To read the whole article go to the last page of the September 2009 newsletter.
"Art in service of anything is a tough sell these days. If it is the sacred being served, then it is a particularly hard sell. If the art being endorsed for sacred service is visual then, well, why bother? And yet there has been a quiet push towards a renaissance of the visual arts in liturgical settings. Evidence of this new renaissance can be found in the work of Catherine Kapikian and her book, Art in Service of the Sacred..."
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