The Mind of the Maker

The Expression of Faith through Creativity and Art

Dorothy L. Sayers

• Publisher: Open Road Media
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN: 9781504004480
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Creative Ability in Psychology

An investigation into the nature of God and creativity from the author of the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, with an introduction by Madeleine L'Engle.

From the first pages of Genesis, it is clear that God and man share one vital trait: the ability to create great works out of nothing. More than any other group, artists feel impelled to create, and this urge brings them closer to God. By contemplating the creative drive of humanity, we can better understand the works of God, and by reading deeply into the tenets of Christianity, we can better understand the creative spirit of man.

Dorothy L. Sayers explores the concept of the Holy Trinity within the context of invention: the creative idea, the creative energy, and the creative power. In this searching, wide-ranging treatise, one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century shows us what it means to be an artist—and what it takes to make humankind.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• I. The “Laws” of Nature and Opinion
• II. The Image of God
• III. Idea, Energy, Power
• IV. The Energy Revealed in Creation
• V. Free Will and Miracle
• VI. The Energy Incarnate in Self-Expression
• VII. Maker of all Things—Maker of Ill Things
• VIII. Pentecost
• IX. The Love of the Creature
• X. Scalene Trinities
• XI. Problem Picture
• Postscript the Worth of The Work
• Appendix
• About the Author
• Copyright Page