The next Generation: Contemporary Expressions of Faith

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