A Christian Critique of Art and Literature

by Calvin G. Seerveld

The value of these lectures lies in their call to a joyful task still unfinished. The kind of Christian culture involvement that Seerveld provokes and inspires remains an ongoing to entrust even our aesthetic lives to Christ. Seerveld's capricious and creative intellect expresses itself with an exuberant flair. His insights in these Christian Critiques are unapologetically Christian. He approaches are and literature from his experience in philosophy. One advantage if this perspective is that Seerveld avoids the pernicious idolizing of the arts endemic in much modern western culture, while he still asserts the inalienable value of artistic and literary behavior.

137 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1976

About the author

Calvin George Seerveld was an American poet, philosopher and academic.

Reviews

[Matt Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

My intro to Seerveld. SUPER dense. I'm on my second reading and it makes a little more sense. This was the gateway to reading his Rainbows book.

[Mar · Rating 2 out of 5]

The rating is for me more than the quality of the book. I find it dated--I'm not sure if this is where the Christian discussion is anymore, but maybe it is. It is also very philosophical and therefore (for me anyways) very hard to follow--his sentences are long and awkwardly structured at times. Also his use of Dutch and French, while it may have worked when he gave the original lectures, is distracting and irritating.