Walking on Water, Madeleine LEngle
Walking on Water, Madeleine LEngle
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Walking on Water
Reflections on Faith and Art

Author: Madeleine L'Engle

Narrator: Pamela Almand

Unabridged: 6 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/06/2018

Synopsis

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.

About Madeleine L'Engle

Madeleine L’Engle was the author of more than forty-five books for all ages, among them the beloved A Wrinkle in Time, awarded the Newbery Medal; A Ring of Endless Light, a Newbery Honor Book; A Swiftly Tilting Planet, winner of the American Book Award; and the Austin family series of which Troubling a Star is the fifth book. L’Engle was named the 1998 recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards award, honoring her lifetime contribution in writing for teens. Ms. L’Engle was born in 1918 in New York City. She wrote her first book, The Small Rain, while touring with Eva Le Gallienne in Uncle Harry. She met Hugh Franklin, to whom she was married until his death in 1986, while they were rehearsing The Cherry Orchard, and they were married on tour during a run of The Joyous Season, starring Ethel Barrymore. Ms. L’Engle retired from the stage after her marriage, and the Franklins moved to northwest Connecticut and opened a general store. After a decade in Connecticut, the family returned to New York. After splitting her time between New York City and Connecticut and acting as the librarian and writer-in-residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Madeleine L’Engle died on September 7, 2007 at the age of 88.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on March 11, 2010

This book was recommended to me and I ordered it from the library promptly; I'd liked reading Madeleine L'Engle, and I've often discoursed on the relation of faith and art. I was a bit disconcerted when the book arrived, however; it was a smaller volume than I'd expected, and when I started reading,......more

Goodreads review by Justin on April 13, 2023

I remember first reading this when I was in community college years ago, and underlining many passages, memorizing quotes, and finding it to be a very challenging, encouraging, and fascinating read. At that time I was struggling to find my voice as a writer, and this book was one that really helped......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on November 19, 2019

I never read L’Engle before last year when I was blown away by her Crosswick Journals. I picked this up after reading Andrew Peterson’s Adorning the Dark. This book touched me deeply because it admitted the connection between pain and art. Truth, goodness, and beauty are not fantasy worlds. I also l......more

Goodreads review by K.M. on February 11, 2019

This book is an intuitive artist’s dream. Incredibly beautiful, insightful, and inspiring. I listened to it on audio and before I was even halfway done, I ordered a hardcover so I could re-read it and underline it liberally.......more

Goodreads review by Dale on November 24, 2014

I remember the first time I read Walking on Water, Reflections on Faith and Art. It was an eye-opener for me – and a book I became completely absorbed in. Since then it has been read numerous times. It is one book of mine that has multiple paragraphs and sentences highlighted or underlined as well a......more

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