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Creativity: a Dead Metaphor? (Part II)
Posted on 16/04/2012 | 28 CommentsIn Part I, I suggested that words like ‘create,’ ‘creation’ and ‘creativity’ are dead metaphors because a robust theology of creation is no longer ‘mapped onto’ the human activities commonly referred to as ‘creative’. Then, I asked whether it might be... -
Creativity: a Dead Metaphor? (Part I)
Posted on 09/04/2012 | 5 CommentsWe are living in a time when many clergy and lay professionals are calling upon Christians to be creative. This quote from Andy Crouch’s blog is an excellent example: Christians are becoming dissatisfied with the postures they adopted toward culture... -
Further up and Farther in
Posted on 12/03/2012 | No CommentsAs a philosopher of religion, I spend most of my professional writing time considering the theological significance of pain and suffering. As a human being, I spend most of my time outside in green under blue. I remember when, as... -
We Can Do Better: A Reply to John Starke
Posted on 22/02/2012 | 13 CommentsYou may have noticed that The Gospel Coalition has recently produced videos and blog posts that explore the relationship between Christianity and the arts. For an evangelical Christian who loves the arts, I am encouraged to see some evangelical leaders... -
Art, Incarnation and the Human Body
Posted on 17/02/2012 | 8 CommentsFrom Christmas to the Corpus Christi, the liturgical year keeps on reminding us about how the Word of God has assumed a human nature. We call this the “incarnation”, which means “to become flesh”. For at least two reasons, it... -
Comparing Divine and Artistic Creativity (Part V): Toward an Ethic of Artistic Creativity
Posted on 12/10/2011 | 2 CommentsWe have now arrived at the final post in this five part series. Up to this point, I have considered the way that one’s approach to the image of God influences one’s theological reflection on artistic creativity. In Part II,... -
Comparing Divine and Artistic Creativity (Part IV): The Relational Imago Dei
Posted on 10/10/2011 | 9 CommentsWe have now arrived at the fourth installment of our series on comparing divine and artistic creativity. In previous posts, Part II and Part III, I considered two different theological approaches to human creativity. The first roots creativity in the...
