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Faith and Art Subject Guide

Introduction

The Hekman Library is rich in resources on the subject of faith integration into all areas of study. To guide you as you search for materials on faith and its impact on and integration with the disciplines, the librarians, with faculty input, have gathered core resources together and placed them as subguides to the main subject guides.

This is a resource that will grow with time. Please feel free to suggest additions. Drop a note to the liaison librarian in art, and the librarian will consider your suggestion.


Research Databases


(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)

ATLA Religion Database


Journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews on such topics as biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religious perspectives on social issues.
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Religious & Theological Abstracts


R&TA currently abstracts more than 400 journals, with summaries produced by a team of scholars from around the world.
View:  Online Annotation

Periodicals



Books & Culture: a Christian Review

- Z1219 .B86
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Christianity and the Arts

- BR115.A8 C475
View:   In Print

Journal of Education & Christian Belief (JE&CB)

- LC351 .S67
A journal that is international in scope, having editorial advisors from Canada, Singapore, Australia, Wales, England, Spain, Norway, and South Africa. The journal is edited by Dr. David Smith (Director of the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning) and John Shortt, head of research and development at the Stapleford Centre. JE&CB is published semiannually.
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WebCat Search Hints

- Subject-specific hints for searching the library catalog

Some key books in the circulating collection are:

  • Art and Soul: Signposts for Christians in the Arts, by Brand and Chaplin (BR115 .A8 B73 2001)
  • Spaces for Spirit: Adorning the Church, by Chin (NK2190 .C45 1998 - Ministry Resource Center)
  • Landscapes of the Sacred, by Lane (BL2525 .L36 2002)
  • The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and the Christian Community, by Jensen (BR115 .A8 J46 2004)
  • Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces: Putting God in Place, by Pahl (BV895 .P34 2003).
Also, try using these subject headings to locate more books on the integration of faith and art: Aesthetics--Religious aspects--Christianity and Christianity and art.

Art and Art History Subject Guide Librarian


DeMey, Kathy

Reference Librarian

Contact Info:
Hekman Library 200 Phone: 526-6310 Email: kdemeyATcalvin.edu; Liaison areas: Music, Art, French, Spanish. Office hours: Monday 12:30-3, 5-6; Tuesday 5-6; Wednesday 4-6; Thursday 5-10; Friday 12:30-3.

Help is also generally available from a research specialist at the Research Assistance Desk on the main floor.
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