Introduction: We Use Beloved Vocational Perspectives 1. To Set the World Aflame2. A Babel of Opinions3. The Shape of an Artist's Calling Historical Interlude: Albrecht Dürer: The Turning Point in History Aesthetic Perspectives 4. The Meanings of Artists5. The Meanings of Art6. The Meanings of Artworks Biblical Interlude: Reading the Bible for All Its Artistic Worth Biblical Perspectives 7. Psalter: A Biblical Model for a Community of Artists8.

Storytelling: A Biblical Model for the Work of Artists9. Surplus: A Biblical Model for the Flourishing of Artistic Work Theological Interlude: Which God? So What? Theological Perspectives 10. God the Father: Maker of Heaven and Earth11. God the Son: The True Human12. God the Spirit: Lord and Giver of Life Spiritual Interlude: Art that is Wholly Fresh and Drinkable Formational Perspectives 13. The Habits of an Artist14. The Disciplines of an Artist15. The Virtues and Practices of an Artist Missiological Interlude: Making Art When the World Is on Fire Missional Perspectives 16.

The Missio Dei : The Mission of an Artist17. The Missio Christi : The Artist as Prophet, Priest, and King18. The Missio Spiritus : On the Art of CommunityEpilogue: Art for Love's SakeAppendix A: Six Prayers for ArtistsAppendix B: A Liturgy for Beginning an Artistic WorkAppendix C: Recommended Readings.