Resources
Research & Presentations
- Lutheran Tradition in the Visual Arts
- by Rev. Donald Moldstad
- Resurrecting Liturgical Art
- by Jonathan Mayer
- Vehicles of the Gospel
- by Jonathan Mayer
Artist Networks
- Lutheran Arts
- lutheranarts.org
- Christians In the Visual Arts
- civa.org
- WELS Artists Network
- on Facebook
Artist Blogs
- The Art Curmudgeon
- Edward Riojas
- Confessional Lutheran Art Resources
- Kelly Klages
- Ecclesiastical Sewing
- Carrie Roberts
- The Process
- Jason Jaspersen
- Scapegoat Studio Blog
- Jonathan Mayer
Liturgical Consultants
- Avignon Art Studio
- Paintings and furnishings
- Center for Liturgical Art
- Concordia University in Seward
- Groth Design Group
- Architectural planning and design
- Massman Studios
- Liturgical design and renovation
Lutheran Gifts
- Ad Crucem
- Banners, certificates, and gifts
Synodical Affiliations
Reading List
Christensen, Carl C. Art and the Reformation in Germany. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1979.
Gioia, Dana. "The Great Divorce: Catholicism and the Arts," Napa Institute, September 9, 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJHS4mPyHjU (accessed June 25, 2015).
Hourihane, Colum. Objects, Images, and the Word: Art in the Service of the Liturgy. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003.
Klein, Patricia S. Worship Without Words: The Signs and Symbols of Our Faith. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2000.
Kretzmann, Paul E. Christian Art: Its Place and Use in Lutheran Worship. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 1921.
Maschke, Timothy H. Gathered Guests: A Guide to Worship in the Lutheran Church. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2003.
Precht, Fred L., et al. Lutheran Worship: History and Practice. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1993.
Schaeffer, Francis A. Art and the Bible. Downers Grove, OH: InterVarsity Press, 2006.
Schalk, Carl F. Luther on Music: Paradigms of Praise. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 1988.
Veith, Gene E., Jr. God at Work: Your Vocation in All of Life. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2002.
Veith, Gene E., Jr. State of the Arts: From Bezalel to Mappelthorpe. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1991.
Wainwright, Geoffrey, and Karen B. Westerfield Tucker. The Oxford History of Christian Worship. New York: Oxford Press, 2006.
Wiker, Benjamin D. "The Redemption of Catholic Art," Catholic Culture, November 2005, http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=6853 (accessed June 22, 2015).