Cosmos from chaos -- Icons of the true -- Healed, whole and holy -- A coal in the hand -- Probably impossibles -- Keeping the clock wound -- Names and labels -- The bottom of the iceberg -- Do we want the children to see it? -- The journey homeward -- The other side of silence -- Feeding the lake -- Reader's guide by Lindsay Lackey

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