In this classic book, Madeleine L'Engle addresses the questions, What makes art Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian artist? What is the relationship between faith and art? Through L'Engle's beautiful and insightful essay, readers will find themselves called to what the author views as the prime tasks of an artist: to listen, to remain aware, and to respond to creation through one's own art.
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Short Review: I really like L'Engle's books of wisdom. They are like listening to an older friend. And I really want to hear earned wisdom share like this. But I am not a writer so this book was not written for me. I write as a form of processing, not art. I also think an enormous amount of the content has leaked out in other books or articles that I have read previously. So even when I know that something came from here, if I have heard it previously, it is no longer new.
I do think this is a book that is designed to be re-read. So I may do that later. I definitely did not dislike it. It just did not impact me in the way that it has impacted many. Sarah Arthur's recent biography of L'Engle had a long section about artists and authors that were impacted by L'Engle and Walking on Water was the book that most cited. I think at least part of what I appreciate about Walking on Water is that it didn't impact me as much as it did previous readers. That lack of impact is a sign that the previous impact caused people to re-think art and approach it from a more positive direction.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/walking-on-water/
