Christian View of the Arts, Ken Puls Reviews Echos of Eden
Over at the Founders Ministries Blog, Ken Puls writes:
One of the books I have especially looked forward to reading this summer is Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity, Literature, and the Arts by Jerram Barrs (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2013). As a teacher of Fine Arts, I was intrigued by the title and curious as to how Barrs would navigate a subject to which Christians hold quite different and quite passionate views… Last week my copy finally arrived and I was not disappointed. Echoes of Eden is an enlightening book, both for artists who write books, poetry, plays and film scripts, as well as those who enjoy participating in the arts—reading books and poety, and watching movies and plays. In this book Barrs provides a helpful apologetic for creativity and imagination. How are we to think about the arts as Christians? How can we appreciate creativity and imagination? How can we participate in the arts from a Christian worldview?
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