Art Is How God Loves Us
The Sacred Beauty of Created Things
by Merideth Hite Estevez
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Pub Date Jul 07 2026 | Archive Date Not set
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Description
When you hear beautiful music or stand before a work of art, have you ever felt a stirring within, a sense of something more?
Art Is How God Loves Us is a radiant exploration of art as a spiritual gateway. In this deeply personal and spiritually rich book, Merideth Hite Estevez--Juilliard-trained oboist, writer, and creative coach--beautifully illustrates how a spiritual perspective on art guides us toward our Creator and our most authentic selves.
Through stories of music, visual art, nature, and everyday life, Estevez reveals how beauty and brokenness alike can become places of divine connection. Whether standing before van Gogh's olive trees, listening to Brahms in a moment of doubt, or witnessing the chaos of parenting, we see how God's love is expressed through the creative process--both for those who appreciate art and for those who create it.
Estevez redefines art not as a measure of talent but as "Atoms Responding to Transcendence"--a way God speaks, heals, and draws us closer. With poetic language and theological depth, she encourages us to see ourselves as works of art: beloved, unfinished, and held by a Creator who never stops creating.
Complete with reflective exercises ("Ars Nova"), a study guide, and a creative creed, this book is ideal for anyone longing to reconnect with joy, beauty, and divine presence. Art Is How God Loves Us is a celebration of creativity as communion--and a call to live as God's art in the world.
Advance Praise
“Merideth Hite Estevez invites us to a feast of poetry, paintings, and paying attention to all the ways God revels in God’s creation. An awakening to ourselves and the world, this book is a love letter to the millions of ways God cares for us and enriches our lives with beauty.”
—Erin Hicks Moon, cohost of the Faith Adjacent and Shelf Respect podcasts; Publishers Weekly bestselling author of I’ve Got Questions: The Spiritual Practice of Having It Out with God
“Writing masterfully with warmth and disarming honesty, Merideth Hite Estevez has rekindled my spiritual imagination—both as a creator and as one who has known long-suffering—offering another tender thread of healing for my heart.”
—Kristin Vanderlip, writer, artist, and founder of The Pen & Mend Collective
“For all of us frequented by the ghosts of achievement and the incessant pressure to prove our worth, this book is like a long-needed exhale. In Art Is How God Loves Us, Merideth Hite Estevez gently invites us to return to the joy of the created—where our songs, our words, our works can become sacred spaces for us to dwell together with God and to experience the vastness of his love in the here and now.”
—Sarah E. Westfall, author of The Way of Belonging
“Art Is How God Loves Us is a radiant guide back to wonder and to the truth that our lives are works of art held in divine love. Drawing on her deep experience as a musician and coach, Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez weaves personal stories with a reverent, artful attention to the luminous within our lives.”
—Maria Bowler, author of Making Time: A New Vision for Crafting a Life Beyond Productivity
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9798889836452 |
| PRICE | $27.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 193 |