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Symbols of the Christian Faith

Symbols of the Christian Faith

Paperback

General ArtGeneral Christianity

Publisher Price: $23.99

ISBN10: 0802846769
ISBN13: 9780802846761
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: Feb 21 2002
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.04 Depth: 8.98
Language: English
Symbols of the Christian Faith is an illustrated guide to the major visual symbols used by the Christian church throughout history. These stylized illustrations, designed by artist Alva William Steffler, are intended to provide usable, up-to-date resources for contemporary church worship and Christian education.

Throughout church history symbols have been used to aid worship and to communicate difficult spiritual ideas. Steffler here collects these symbols, from early Christian catacomb art to the present, offering fresh graphic interpretations of old visual forms. The accompanying text notes the biblical sources for the various symbols and traces their use in church tradition and their links to Greco-Roman culture. Extensive glossaries and indexes round out the book.

Broadly inclusive and sensitive to the perspectives of every church tradition, this volume will be an invaluable resource for churches using Christian art as well as for general readers curious about the meaning of common Christian symbols.

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