Images and Idols
Creativity for the Christian Life
- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Christians ought to be leading the way in creativity, but we rarely do.
God is the Creator of all things, and He created us in His image. Creativity is woven into the very fabric of our humanity. Therefore, Christians should value and champion creativity as a vital part of our image-bearing role. Instead Christians often don’t know what to do with creatives and creatives don’t know what to do with Christianity. On one side you have Christians who neglect or discount art, imagination, and beauty altogether. On the other, you have artists who make idols out of each of these good things.
Ryan Lister, a theology professor, and Thomas Terry, a spoken word artist and founder of Humble Beast, team up to help restore the connection between creativity and theology. Images & Idols is a theological and artistic exploration of creativity in the Christian life. It will help creatives build a strong theological foundation for their art, while challenging the church to embrace a theology of beauty and creativity.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Note from Publisher
- Foreword
- Why Creativity Matters to Us
- Creativity Begins with God
- 1. The Creator of Creativity: What God Has to Do with Your Creativity
- 2. Created to Create: What Your Humanity Has to Do with Your Creativity
- 3. The Corruption of Creativity: What Sin Has to Do with Your Creativity
- 4. Creativity Re-Created: What Jesus Has to Do with Your Creativity
- 5. The Crescendo of Creativity: What the New Creation Has to Do with Your Creativity
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- The Reclaiming Creativity Series
- More from the Publisher