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The Father & His Two Sons highlights art from the Larry and Mary Gerbens Collection, both purchases and original commissions from contemporary artists. This collection resides as part of the permanent art collection of Calvin University.
It is an inspiring resource of both visual and written testimonies that celebrate this timeless and evocative parable found in Luke 15. In many times and places, using many methods and media, artists have sought to visualize this provocative parable. This wonderful collection of rich visual imagery accompanied by stories, prose, poems and artist statements was featured at the 2009 Calvin Symposium on Worship.
Worship Through Latin American Eyes
By: María Eugenia Cornou, Noel Snyder
Interdisciplinary Essays on Contextual Practices.
Worship, Justice, and Joy: A Liturgical Pilgrimage
By: Neal D. Presa
This book connects the pilgrimage of life and faith to parallel movements of worship as communities gather to hear, read, proclaim, receive, and witness to the word of God.
Sound Theology: A Reader
By: Randall Dean Engle
This book brings to life in English for the first-time primary, curated sources associated with the pipe organ controversy in the Netherlands during the Reformation.
Worship Through Latin American Eyes
By: María Eugenia Cornou, Noel Snyder
Interdisciplinary Essays on Contextual Practices.
Worship, Justice, and Joy: A Liturgical Pilgrimage
By: Neal D. Presa
This book connects the pilgrimage of life and faith to parallel movements of worship as communities gather to hear, read, proclaim, receive, and witness to the word of God.
Sound Theology: A Reader
By: Randall Dean Engle
This book brings to life in English for the first-time primary, curated sources associated with the pipe organ controversy in the Netherlands during the Reformation.
Journey to Jesus
By: Rhoda Grever Schuler , Kent Jorgen Burreson
When many Christian congregations are asking, "How can we draw new members into our midst?" the authors reframe the question: "How can congregations make new disciples and deepen the faith of long-time Christians?"
