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Art and the Bible: Two Essays
The lordship of Christ should include an interest in the arts," writes Francis Schaeffer. "A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God." Many Christians, wary of creating graven images, have steered clear of artistic creativity. But the Bible offers a robust affirmation of the arts. The human impulse to create reflects our being created in the image of a creator God. Art and the Bible has been a foundational work for generations of Christians in the arts. In this book's classic essays, Francis Schaeffer first examines the scriptural record of the use of various art forms, and then establishes a Christian perspective on art. With clarity and vigor, Schaeffer explains why "the Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars.
64 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1973
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Francis A. Schaeffer
69 books749 followersFrancis August Schaeffer was an American Evangelical Christian theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor. He is most famous for his writings and his establishment of the L'Abri community in Switzerland. Opposed to theological modernism, Schaeffer promoted a more historic Protestant faith and a presuppositional approach to Christian apologetics which he believed would answer the questions of the age.
Wife: Edith Schaeffer
children: Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
Wife: Edith Schaeffer
children: Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
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October 25, 2014
This little book had me scribbling notes and underlining furiously the whole way through! It was excellent. There were so many times when I couldn't resist laughing in joy as I read. Just the very first words on the very first page are dynamite. I also really liked what he said about "great art" and the necessity for judging art not only on how well it is done, but by what message is taught. That is a needed message in our day, and he delineated that so well. (See pages 43-45)
I did, however, disagree with Dr. Schaeffer on one point. In the last section, he claims that,
"In one way, styles are completely neutral." pg 56
And again,
"let me say firmly that there is no such thing as a godly style or an ungodly style."
He uses the example of rock music to support his claim. "Let us say, for example, that you are playing in a Christian rock group. Suppose further that you are going into coffee houses and using rock as a bridge to preach the Christian message. That is fine. But then you must be careful of the feedback. When you are finished playing, have the people heard your message?"
His view is that while a style in itself is not godly or ungodly, that the style has a relation to the message.
"Styles themselves are developed as a symbol or vehicle for a certain worldview or message." pg 52
While this is very true, he is missing the even deeper level: that the styles *in themselves* teach a message. That is the very reason why the artist chooses it in the first place, whether they consciously realize that fact or not. So while Dr. Schaeffer admits that the style reflects the artists worldview, he does not believe that the style has an intrinsic message.
I disagree with this position because I believe that it ignores an important fact: God created our world, and we cannot escape the fact that there is a message that is necessarily carried in the form or method.
Art bridges the divide created by language, and speaks unmistakably to everyone.This is the same in all times and cultures. Surely, there are differing degrees to this, but heavy metal music communicates *in the style itself* a message. Forms, methods, and vehicles, themselves are not neutral. They too carry a message.
This to me, seems to be in opposition to all the truths he so beautifully and clearly lays out in the book. Still, apart from this small section, I agreed most heartily with everything else. His distinctively Christian worldview is refreshing in a time when many do not understand the significance of the tie between worldview and aesthetics/culture.
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Excerpt from the book:
"Despite our constant talk about the lordship of Christ, we have narrowed its scope to a very small area of reality. We have misunderstood the concept of the lordship of Christ over the whole man and the whole of the universe and have not taken to us the riches that the Bible gives us for ourselves, for our lives, and for our culture."
I did, however, disagree with Dr. Schaeffer on one point. In the last section, he claims that,
"In one way, styles are completely neutral." pg 56
And again,
"let me say firmly that there is no such thing as a godly style or an ungodly style."
He uses the example of rock music to support his claim. "Let us say, for example, that you are playing in a Christian rock group. Suppose further that you are going into coffee houses and using rock as a bridge to preach the Christian message. That is fine. But then you must be careful of the feedback. When you are finished playing, have the people heard your message?"
His view is that while a style in itself is not godly or ungodly, that the style has a relation to the message.
"Styles themselves are developed as a symbol or vehicle for a certain worldview or message." pg 52
While this is very true, he is missing the even deeper level: that the styles *in themselves* teach a message. That is the very reason why the artist chooses it in the first place, whether they consciously realize that fact or not. So while Dr. Schaeffer admits that the style reflects the artists worldview, he does not believe that the style has an intrinsic message.
I disagree with this position because I believe that it ignores an important fact: God created our world, and we cannot escape the fact that there is a message that is necessarily carried in the form or method.
Art bridges the divide created by language, and speaks unmistakably to everyone.This is the same in all times and cultures. Surely, there are differing degrees to this, but heavy metal music communicates *in the style itself* a message. Forms, methods, and vehicles, themselves are not neutral. They too carry a message.
This to me, seems to be in opposition to all the truths he so beautifully and clearly lays out in the book. Still, apart from this small section, I agreed most heartily with everything else. His distinctively Christian worldview is refreshing in a time when many do not understand the significance of the tie between worldview and aesthetics/culture.
______________
Excerpt from the book:
"Despite our constant talk about the lordship of Christ, we have narrowed its scope to a very small area of reality. We have misunderstood the concept of the lordship of Christ over the whole man and the whole of the universe and have not taken to us the riches that the Bible gives us for ourselves, for our lives, and for our culture."
May 11, 2018
I would give this a 4.7 if I could.
It is a good introduction to a subject that demands further attention. Some points that especially stood out to me:
1. "...creativity has value because God is the Creator."
2. "Being in the image of the Creator, we are called upon to have creativity."
3. "The Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars."
4. "He may have no gift of writing, no gift of composing or singing, but each man has the gift of creativity in terms of the way he lives his life."
5. "The Christian's life is to be a thing of truth and also a thing of beauty in the midst of a lost and despairing world."
It is a good introduction to a subject that demands further attention. Some points that especially stood out to me:
1. "...creativity has value because God is the Creator."
2. "Being in the image of the Creator, we are called upon to have creativity."
3. "The Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars."
4. "He may have no gift of writing, no gift of composing or singing, but each man has the gift of creativity in terms of the way he lives his life."
5. "The Christian's life is to be a thing of truth and also a thing of beauty in the midst of a lost and despairing world."
April 10, 2019
"Releitura" em áudio via The Pilgrim. Excelente!
May 11, 2023
Quick and easy little book to read to better understand why Christians ought not to fear the arts, but love them.
December 6, 2022
Disclaimer: îi de 4, dar tot ce merită recitit primește 5
Un eseu cuprinzător despre integrarea artei în viața creștinului și a artistului în viața bisericii.
Debutează cu o apologie pentru toate felurile de artă ( muzică, sculptură, pictură, dans, teatru) ancorată în istoria veterotestamentară. Continuă cu prezentarea unui set de principii care servesc ca ghid în aprecierea și crearea artei. Vorbește despre excelență tehnică, autenticitate și onestitatea artistului, conținutul intelectual al operei, integrarea contextului social și corelarea vehiculului cu mesajul transmis.
Multe ar fi de zis... Poate altădată. E o cărticică folositoare artiștilor dar nu numai.
Un eseu cuprinzător despre integrarea artei în viața creștinului și a artistului în viața bisericii.
Debutează cu o apologie pentru toate felurile de artă ( muzică, sculptură, pictură, dans, teatru) ancorată în istoria veterotestamentară. Continuă cu prezentarea unui set de principii care servesc ca ghid în aprecierea și crearea artei. Vorbește despre excelență tehnică, autenticitate și onestitatea artistului, conținutul intelectual al operei, integrarea contextului social și corelarea vehiculului cu mesajul transmis.
Multe ar fi de zis... Poate altădată. E o cărticică folositoare artiștilor dar nu numai.
February 7, 2022
Excellent, thorough and well communicated… this was exactly what I was hoping for and I enjoyed reading through Schaeffer’s thoughts. He brought up several points I hadn’t considered.
April 23, 2017
A Manifesto of Christian Art
This little book (really just two essays) is short, but packed with truth. Schaeffer lays out a theology of art that includes both great freedom and great responsibility. We must glorify God through our art, he says, but that doesn't mean reducing it to an evangelistic tool. Art has value because of who God is, and because of our identity as bearers of His image.
We also don't need to be afraid of fantasy or imagination. "The Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars."
The last section, right at the end, spoke to me as well - that as Christians, our life itself is to be our greatest work of art.
This little book (really just two essays) is short, but packed with truth. Schaeffer lays out a theology of art that includes both great freedom and great responsibility. We must glorify God through our art, he says, but that doesn't mean reducing it to an evangelistic tool. Art has value because of who God is, and because of our identity as bearers of His image.
We also don't need to be afraid of fantasy or imagination. "The Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars."
The last section, right at the end, spoke to me as well - that as Christians, our life itself is to be our greatest work of art.
June 8, 2023
Wonderful
June 2, 2024
"The Christian is the really free man - he is free to have imagination." A quick read with good food for thought on why Christians should care about the arts.
September 28, 2022
A great little book for the Christian to understand the nature, purpose, and other aspects of art. Highly recommended for any Christian that produces art, whether visual arts, performing arts, literary arts (which includes preaching!), or culinary arts. Schaefer is always worth reading.
March 19, 2018
"If Christianity is really true, then it involves the whole man, including his intellect and creativeness."
These two essays were published in 1973. For anyone familiar with the Scriptures, the first essay holds no revelations. He cites dozens of references to art found in the Bible from visual art in the temple to music and poetry. He makes a case for the fact that art does not have to be "religious" to bring glory to God.
The second essay gives criteria for evaluating art. I appreciated his call to Christian artists to be honest in their work by showing man's brokenness and sinfulness. But he also emphasizes that the optimism of the gospel message must be incorporated to make the work of art complete. This does not mean that every work of art comes with a sermon. It just means that the message of brokenness must be joined with one of hope in order to be truly biblical. "We create out of a worldview and it is our responsibility to align that point of view with Scripture."
These two essays were published in 1973. For anyone familiar with the Scriptures, the first essay holds no revelations. He cites dozens of references to art found in the Bible from visual art in the temple to music and poetry. He makes a case for the fact that art does not have to be "religious" to bring glory to God.
The second essay gives criteria for evaluating art. I appreciated his call to Christian artists to be honest in their work by showing man's brokenness and sinfulness. But he also emphasizes that the optimism of the gospel message must be incorporated to make the work of art complete. This does not mean that every work of art comes with a sermon. It just means that the message of brokenness must be joined with one of hope in order to be truly biblical. "We create out of a worldview and it is our responsibility to align that point of view with Scripture."
June 25, 2023
I recommend this to any current artists or aspiring artists that may be apprehensive of modern art due to the polarization of topics most commonly represented. These essays encourage the spiritual artist to consider their spiritual subject matter valid but to also not fear secular topics in art.
October 20, 2018
Very quick and very essential reading. Goes well with anything by Makoto Fujimura. Also love the foreword by Michael Card!
January 13, 2022
Very thorough and helpful walk through of how Christians are to best relate to art. (Art all the way from music to poetry and painting.) I found it very interesting and will definitely reread chunks.
However, for my generation, I feel that this book may not be as helpful on certain points. It is aimed for people “wary of creating graven images” which, even as a pretty conservative Christian, has never even crossed my mind in relation to drawing or such. I feel that for my fellow young artists, it would be helpful to also read on the subtle power of art (and perhaps delve even further into cultural/moral aspects?)
Overall, wonderful little book!
However, for my generation, I feel that this book may not be as helpful on certain points. It is aimed for people “wary of creating graven images” which, even as a pretty conservative Christian, has never even crossed my mind in relation to drawing or such. I feel that for my fellow young artists, it would be helpful to also read on the subtle power of art (and perhaps delve even further into cultural/moral aspects?)
Overall, wonderful little book!
October 5, 2023
A book that Christians who believe that only religious books, music and art should be enjoyed or used by believers need to read. The lawfulness of secular art is defended while it shown that it should be brought under the Lordship of Christ.
The place of Art in its various forms is considered and is shown to reflect our being made in the image of God. God is the Creator and Man made in his image also has a role as a creator.
There is a section which preachers need to reflect upon that preaching needs to be contemporary language and this is applied to Bible translation.
The place of Art in its various forms is considered and is shown to reflect our being made in the image of God. God is the Creator and Man made in his image also has a role as a creator.
There is a section which preachers need to reflect upon that preaching needs to be contemporary language and this is applied to Bible translation.
April 9, 2024
A great and accessible starter for thinking about the arts through a Christian worldview. It’s written as a defence for the arts and addresses common 20th century Christian perspectives (which still persist in the 21st). The ideas while thought provoking and deep, are just a start, and I wished for more theological and philosophical discourse, especially in the first essay which I thought was brief and somewhat shallow.
Still, these essays are deep in the sense that they lend themselves to be read multiple times, for the arguments presented are good food for thought and beckon further inquiry. Also for the simple fact that this writing is still applicable a generation later.
Still, these essays are deep in the sense that they lend themselves to be read multiple times, for the arguments presented are good food for thought and beckon further inquiry. Also for the simple fact that this writing is still applicable a generation later.
July 15, 2024
So grateful someone took the time to write about art as it relates to the Christian faith. Schaefer thoroughly sought out examples of art in Scripture and I think his applications are really good. Certainly very helpful for my own artistic endeavors, but honestly good read for artists and non artists. Considering the void of visual fine artistry in the Protestant church today, this was an exciting read!
A favorite quote of mine:
“A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God. An art work can be a doxology in itself.”
A favorite quote of mine:
“A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God. An art work can be a doxology in itself.”
December 13, 2020
I read this at the recommendation of a parent of one of my students. I can see why he recommended it as I'm now trying to figure out a way to include it in the curriculum somehow. I already go over most of the contents of this book in some way or another over the course of the literary analysis class I teach, but this has it all in one place that can be consistently referenced. It is short and easy to read yet full of strong, exceptional Christian practical theology on every page.
April 22, 2023
This was very short (it felt like a college lecture) and I found it shockingly broad while still being very deep. It went over art and artists we see in the Bible, how to view and criticize art with a Christian worldview, and how our relationship with Christ and the Holy Spirit should inform us as artists. Will probably listen to it again!
May 15, 2021
a really good essay about Christianity, art, and creativity
May 25, 2022
This is another one of those “so glad this exists but this barely scratches the surface” types of books. I’m so grateful for Schaeffer’s advocacy of Christians in the arts. I just wish the book itself came across with more wonder and mystery rather than serving as a rigid thumbs up to Christian art.
April 23, 2008
In Art in the Bible Schaeffer states “The lordship of Christ over the whole of life means that there are no platonic areas in Christianity, no dichotomy or hierarch between the body and the soul. God made the body as well as the soul and redemption is for the whole man.” Schaeffer very clearly presents the fact that Christianity involves the whole man, including his intellect and creativeness. These are not periphery, side areas – these are the central areas. The arts and the sciences all have a central place in the Christian life. He is also clear to point out the fact that any artist (painter, sculptor, writer, or musician) makes a body of work that clearly reflects and displays his, or her, world view. He also challenges modern Christianity by saying that “Christian art is by no means always religious art, that is, art which deals with religious themes.” Christian music is not simply music that is played on Christian radio stations, but music where Christians are reflecting their world view and often times not explicitly saying the word “God”. His point is that “No work of art is more important than the Christian’s own life, and every Christian is cared upon to be an artist in this sense. He may have no gift of writing, no gift of composing or singing, but each man has the gift of creativity in terms of the way he lives his life. In this sense, the Christian’s life is to be an art work. The Christian’s life is to be a thing of truth and also a thing of beauty in the midst of a lost and despairing world.” This is a great book, short and easy to read and highly recommended for anyone with any interest in the reality of Christ in our culture.
September 29, 2012
Schaeffer demonstrates the importance of art in the Kingdom of God through the exposition of scripture--particularly the construction of the temple, and later, David's palace. The lessons he extrapolates are that God enjoys beauty, that art is an important way of worshipping God, and of man expressing his "mannishness." God is the first and only true Creator, but because man is made in the image of God, man is a sub-creator who can create his own works of art--not just in the formal arts of painting, music, sculpture, poetry, etc. but in the everydayness of life.
This is an important book for Christians. It is short enough to read in a single reading and is highly recommended.
This is an important book for Christians. It is short enough to read in a single reading and is highly recommended.
February 8, 2018
A helpful read. Schaeffer has a lot of very thought through and helpful things to say on the relationship between Christianity and the arts - and on being a Christian artist. Though dated a bit now I’m not aware of a 21st century equivalent that’s better. Schaeffer quotes the bible often enough, and the gospel is present, though I wouldn’t describe it as a gospel centred approach, and therefore I was left wanting. Still, plenty of helpful stuff to take away, and I’ll be adding it to my list of recommended reading for young artists who want to think more about being a Christian and an artist at the same time.
February 19, 2020
A solid, short essay on how the arts ought to be used and viewed in a world where everything is under the lordship of Christ and all is to be done to the glory of God. Not a lot of new information here, but much refreshment in reviewing what God has to say on this subject.
August 14, 2023
“An art work can be a doxology in itself.”
June 11, 2019
I wish the Kendrick Brothers would read this book.
January 5, 2024
Nothing like these short lil 100 pagers to get that good reads reading challenge going.
I’ll just leave a few basic thoughts here:
First, I do think Schaeffer is underrated by many Christians. There really are some powerful ideas in this book, and I think it begs some interesting questions. Also, I think it’s pretty obvious that the audience he was writing to needed to be convinced that art could be a good and holy thing, which should give us some empathy for him. A work like this is remarkably good considering the momentous task it sets out to accomplish.
I do find I disagree with some of the arguments and premises here though. Some of which I can articulate and some of which I still need to think through (which is perhaps another testament to this book—it is a legitimate, in-house challenge to my perspective on art). My main issue here is the extremely Protestant tendency to intellectualize at the cost of a wholistic perspective. Schaefer’s critique of modern art is that it “is a quarry out of which the observer or hearer has a personal emotional response.” I’m sorry but that’s just not good enough.
And Schaeffer keeps doing this, focusing minutely on how and why we intellectually engage in art. Look at his four standards for judging art—technical excellence, validity (basically is it a good faith argument), whether the worldview is correct, and how well the content matches the form. The closest Schaeffer gets to judging based on your experience, your emotional engagement, is an intellectual weighing of technical ability. By this metric, we need to understand art before we can judge if it has succeed or not. In my opinion, understanding grows our ability to appreciate are engage with art, but engagement is the goal, not understanding. Here Schaeffer is perhaps the closest to being Billy Collins’s enraged maniac, beating the poem over the head with a hose, torturing a meaning out of it. Perhaps that is uncharitable, but I do think that though Schaeffer has some remarkable thoughts here, he does stray into an intellectualism that leads to death.
I don’t want to touch the worldview question. Let’s just say he has me thinking, and that is a point in his favor.
In my view, though there is a place for intellectual understanding of art and even a place for interrogating the ideas that are foundational to a piece of art, Schaeffer is nearest to describing how we ought to approach art in his condemnation of the abstract: art, done well, is a query. It begs us to look at ourselves, to look at the world, to wonder. If the art is good and the partaker is honest, they are at once led and not led into something transcendent, which should be true, but also should be good and beautiful. It’s not about control. It’s not (just) about propositions, though I sense Schaeffer understands that at a deep level some of his readers may not. It is prodominantly by questions that we come to know people and places. That, I believe, is the point of art.
If you disagree with me, either in what I hope was a fairly charitable treatment of Schaeffer or in my criticism of these ideas, please ask me about it over text, email, etc.. Honestly the thing I appreciated most about this book is how it made me think. Ideally I would get even more out of discussions it sparks. Oh, and if you haven’t, give it a read. Worst case scenario you end up spending 3 hours and you get that much closer to your good reads challenge goal.
I’ll just leave a few basic thoughts here:
First, I do think Schaeffer is underrated by many Christians. There really are some powerful ideas in this book, and I think it begs some interesting questions. Also, I think it’s pretty obvious that the audience he was writing to needed to be convinced that art could be a good and holy thing, which should give us some empathy for him. A work like this is remarkably good considering the momentous task it sets out to accomplish.
I do find I disagree with some of the arguments and premises here though. Some of which I can articulate and some of which I still need to think through (which is perhaps another testament to this book—it is a legitimate, in-house challenge to my perspective on art). My main issue here is the extremely Protestant tendency to intellectualize at the cost of a wholistic perspective. Schaefer’s critique of modern art is that it “is a quarry out of which the observer or hearer has a personal emotional response.” I’m sorry but that’s just not good enough.
And Schaeffer keeps doing this, focusing minutely on how and why we intellectually engage in art. Look at his four standards for judging art—technical excellence, validity (basically is it a good faith argument), whether the worldview is correct, and how well the content matches the form. The closest Schaeffer gets to judging based on your experience, your emotional engagement, is an intellectual weighing of technical ability. By this metric, we need to understand art before we can judge if it has succeed or not. In my opinion, understanding grows our ability to appreciate are engage with art, but engagement is the goal, not understanding. Here Schaeffer is perhaps the closest to being Billy Collins’s enraged maniac, beating the poem over the head with a hose, torturing a meaning out of it. Perhaps that is uncharitable, but I do think that though Schaeffer has some remarkable thoughts here, he does stray into an intellectualism that leads to death.
I don’t want to touch the worldview question. Let’s just say he has me thinking, and that is a point in his favor.
In my view, though there is a place for intellectual understanding of art and even a place for interrogating the ideas that are foundational to a piece of art, Schaeffer is nearest to describing how we ought to approach art in his condemnation of the abstract: art, done well, is a query. It begs us to look at ourselves, to look at the world, to wonder. If the art is good and the partaker is honest, they are at once led and not led into something transcendent, which should be true, but also should be good and beautiful. It’s not about control. It’s not (just) about propositions, though I sense Schaeffer understands that at a deep level some of his readers may not. It is prodominantly by questions that we come to know people and places. That, I believe, is the point of art.
If you disagree with me, either in what I hope was a fairly charitable treatment of Schaeffer or in my criticism of these ideas, please ask me about it over text, email, etc.. Honestly the thing I appreciated most about this book is how it made me think. Ideally I would get even more out of discussions it sparks. Oh, and if you haven’t, give it a read. Worst case scenario you end up spending 3 hours and you get that much closer to your good reads challenge goal.
April 19, 2020
A good brief book on art and how a Christian should approach it. It's 2 essays on the topic by Schaeffer. It was mostly good, we need more Christians making great art. We seem to think that all art has to have an evangelical purpose and it comes across as a sort of cheese ball low art. Schaeffer calls for a Christian art created for the sake of being beautiful and to show the loveliness of creation through our own creations.
Some of his arguments in favor of art were odd. Using the art in the temple was fine, but he said repeatedly that the art in the temple was simply for the sake of being beautiful. I disagree with him on this. I believe that the artwork in the temple was used to reveal God to his people at that time and that all the specifications have theological meaning to them. They are meant to be beautiful, but not simply so. I also disagreed with his thought that true art had to be created for the sake of art. That is, it could not have been created for the purpose of earning money. If we disregard all art that was created by an artist trying to make a living, then we would have little art left over.
Otherwise, I think it was a very good little book
Some of his arguments in favor of art were odd. Using the art in the temple was fine, but he said repeatedly that the art in the temple was simply for the sake of being beautiful. I disagree with him on this. I believe that the artwork in the temple was used to reveal God to his people at that time and that all the specifications have theological meaning to them. They are meant to be beautiful, but not simply so. I also disagreed with his thought that true art had to be created for the sake of art. That is, it could not have been created for the purpose of earning money. If we disregard all art that was created by an artist trying to make a living, then we would have little art left over.
Otherwise, I think it was a very good little book
January 26, 2023
Schaeffer tiene una forma muy sencilla de escribir:
"Una obra de arte tiene valor como una creación porque el hombre está hecho a la imagen de Dios y, por lo tanto, el hombre no solo puede amar, pensar y sentir emociones, sino tiene además la capacidad de crear. Al tener la imagen del Creador, somos llamados a tener creatividad. Nunca encontramos un animal -un no hombre- haciendo una obra de arte. Por otra parte, nunca encontramos hombres en ninguna parte del mundo o en ninguna cultura del mundo que no produzcan arte. La creatividad es una parte de la distinción entre el hombre y el no hombre. Todas las personas son creativas en alguna medida. La creatividad es intrínseca a nuestra condición humana". -Francis Schaeffer, Arte y Biblia. p. 34.
Este es uno de mis libros favoritos, no me considero una persona creativa pero este libro podría considerarlo bastante inspirador. Independiente de si se posee habilidad para crear belleza con las manos o solo apreciarla a Dios le gusta la belleza; nosostros como cristianos estamos llamados a reflejar lo bueno y bello a través de nuestra vida.
"Una obra de arte tiene valor como una creación porque el hombre está hecho a la imagen de Dios y, por lo tanto, el hombre no solo puede amar, pensar y sentir emociones, sino tiene además la capacidad de crear. Al tener la imagen del Creador, somos llamados a tener creatividad. Nunca encontramos un animal -un no hombre- haciendo una obra de arte. Por otra parte, nunca encontramos hombres en ninguna parte del mundo o en ninguna cultura del mundo que no produzcan arte. La creatividad es una parte de la distinción entre el hombre y el no hombre. Todas las personas son creativas en alguna medida. La creatividad es intrínseca a nuestra condición humana". -Francis Schaeffer, Arte y Biblia. p. 34.
Este es uno de mis libros favoritos, no me considero una persona creativa pero este libro podría considerarlo bastante inspirador. Independiente de si se posee habilidad para crear belleza con las manos o solo apreciarla a Dios le gusta la belleza; nosostros como cristianos estamos llamados a reflejar lo bueno y bello a través de nuestra vida.
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