The request came from someone already using 'Inspired to Follow: Art and the Bible Story' a free resource to help people explore the Christian faith, using paintings and Biblical story as the starting points. It’s been created by St Martin-in-the-Fields in partnership with the National Gallery. The course uses fine art paintings in the National Gallery’s collection, along with a theological reflection and a Biblical text, as a spring board for exploring these two questions:
- How can I deepen my faith in God?
- What does it mean to follow Jesus today?
Find out more at https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/life-st-martins/discipleship/inspired-to-follow/.
Additionally I suggested the following:
The Visual Commentary on Scripture as a great resource for bringing together art, theology and preaching - https://thevcs.org/. The Visual Commentary on Scripture (VCS) is a freely accessible online publication that provides theological commentary on the Bible in dialogue with works of art.
The Visual Meditations at the Artway site (some of which I have written) are always good value - https://www.artway.eu/artway.php?lang=en.
Former Vicar at St Martin's +Nicholas Holtam wrote a book of reflections on paintings in the National Gallery's collection - https://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/products/the-art-of-worship-paintings-prayers-and-readings-for-meditation-hb/p_1032035.
The Art of Worship: Paintings, Prayers, and Readings for Meditation represents a unique collaboration between two famous Trafalgar Square institutions: the National Gallery and the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. In this beautifully illustrated book, the Reverend Nicholas Holtam – then vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields – presents his favourite paintings from the National Gallery.
I find Sister Wendy Beckett's books of meditations on art helpful. As you'll be aware there are many of them. The Art of Lent is the one for this season - https://spckpublishing.co.uk/the-art-of-lent - but 'Art and the Sacred' and 'The Gaze of Love' are also great.
Join Sister Wendy on a journey through Lent, and discover the timeless wisdom to be found in some of the world’s greatest paintings. Illustrated in full colour with over forty famous and lesser-known masterpieces of Western art, this beautiful book will lead you into a deeply prayerful response to all that these paintings convey to the discerning eye.
Stephen Cottrell's Christ in the Wilderness is a book in a similar vein - https://spckpublishing.co.uk/christ-in-the-wilderness
The Calvin Institute of Worship has a useful page on Art that Preaches - https://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/art-that-preaches
Art That Preaches. Call it "the preacher's friend." Certain types of visual art are especially good for helping people worship because they direct attention beyond the artist or artwork to God.
The Visual Meditations at the Artway site (some of which I have written) are always good value - https://www.artway.eu/artway.php?lang=en.
Former Vicar at St Martin's +Nicholas Holtam wrote a book of reflections on paintings in the National Gallery's collection - https://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/products/the-art-of-worship-paintings-prayers-and-readings-for-meditation-hb/p_1032035.
The Art of Worship: Paintings, Prayers, and Readings for Meditation represents a unique collaboration between two famous Trafalgar Square institutions: the National Gallery and the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. In this beautifully illustrated book, the Reverend Nicholas Holtam – then vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields – presents his favourite paintings from the National Gallery.
I find Sister Wendy Beckett's books of meditations on art helpful. As you'll be aware there are many of them. The Art of Lent is the one for this season - https://spckpublishing.co.uk/the-art-of-lent - but 'Art and the Sacred' and 'The Gaze of Love' are also great.
Join Sister Wendy on a journey through Lent, and discover the timeless wisdom to be found in some of the world’s greatest paintings. Illustrated in full colour with over forty famous and lesser-known masterpieces of Western art, this beautiful book will lead you into a deeply prayerful response to all that these paintings convey to the discerning eye.
Stephen Cottrell's Christ in the Wilderness is a book in a similar vein - https://spckpublishing.co.uk/christ-in-the-wilderness
The Calvin Institute of Worship has a useful page on Art that Preaches - https://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/art-that-preaches
Art That Preaches. Call it "the preacher's friend." Certain types of visual art are especially good for helping people worship because they direct attention beyond the artist or artwork to God.
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