The Next Generation: Contemporary Expressions of Faith - Hardcover

If you're a contemporary artist using biblical themes, you must be either offensively radical or sentimentally traditional, right? Well, not exactly, according to "The Next Generation. Featuring the works of forty-four North American artists in media ranging from painting and sculpture to photography and mixed-media collage, this unique volume illustrates the creative breadth of present-day art inspired by the Judaeo-Christian tradition.

Art historian Wayne Roosa interprets the pieces displayed, unveiling the complex creative processes at work in them, while Patricia Pongracz gives a brief overview of Christians in the Visual Arts, the grassroots organization that provides a community for artists working with biblical themes. The entries themselves feature full-color reproductions of each piece, making "The Next Generation both a beautiful coffee-table book and a must-have for those working at the intersection of faith and art.

Featured artists: Lynn Aldrich
Doris Hutton Auxier
Aaron Lee Benson
David Blow
G. Carol Bomer
Sandra Bowden
Michael R. Buesking
Guy Chase
Theresa Couture
Tyrus Clutter
James Disney
Ruth Dunkell
Robert P. Eustace
Roger Feldman
Christine A. Forsythe
Donald J. Forsythe
Makoto Fujimura
Erica Grimm-Vance
Paul Hebblethwaite
Bruce Herman
Kathy Hettinga
Christine Huck
Gregory King
Edward Knippers
James Larson
David E. Levine
Serge J-F Levy
Stewart Luckman
Mary Fielding McCleary
Michael Mills
Ellie Murphy
Anita Breitenberg Naylor
John Reid Perkins-Buzo
Theodore L. Prescott
Rosemary Scott-Fishburn
Joel Sheesley
Peter Sheesley
Houben Tcherkelov
DeeVanDyke
Melanie Weaver
Bruce West
George Wingate
Laurie Wohl
Helen Zajkowski

Dr. Patricia Pongracz, who has researched Medieval stained glass for the Corning Museum of Glass, contributed the chapter on "Origins, Materials, and the Glazier's Art."