Art+Faith: A Theology of Making
Art+Faith: A Theology of Making (Yale University Press) is now in its 11th printing, with the softcover release being scheduled for fall 2025, and it has been translated into four languages (with more on the way).
In it, Makoto Fujimura introduces the idea of seeing God as the (only) true Artist and understanding creation as God’s gratuitous gift to us. God’s invitation to us is to co-create into the New Creation as part of the redemptive journey through Christ and his sacrifice. The Cross, the Resurrection, Pentecost, and the Ascension are therefore only the beginning of our journey toward the New Creation.
Art+Faith: A Theology of Making is used widely as a textbook in university classes and church reading groups.
Art Is: A Journey Into the Light
Makoto Fujimura’s upcoming book Art Is: A Journey into the Light (Yale University Press, October 2025 release) will further uncover how he sees the world as an artist and invite the reader into his studio practice. Artists uphold the complexity and mysteries of the world, and rather than reducing reality into false binaries, they create a movement of beauty that upholds the prismatic whole. The book helps all of us to embrace the complexities and even paradoxes that exist for our own abundance. Art Is will also feature over 70 full color images of Fujimura’s artworks, photographs, and illustrations.