Art and the Bible"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." |
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... 't a Christian focus his gaze steadily on “religious things” alone and forget about art and culture? THE LORDSHIP OF CHRIST As evangelical Christians we have tended to relegate art to the very fringe of life. The rest of Chapter 1.
... religion and faith, the latter by the arts and sciences.” How I wish that evangelical Christians in the United States and Britain and across the world had had this vision for the last fifty years! The arts and the sciences do have a ...
... religious subject matter. It's not ordinary art representing things on the earth.” True enough. But we find that just outside the Holy of Holies lampstands are to be placed: “And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten ...
... religious experience. Part of his experience involved the propositional revelation of how the temple should be made. David knew how to build the temple because God told him. In fact, David said that God made him understand in writing ...
... religious subjects was thus brought into the central place of worship. To some extent, it could be said that the oxen were functional since they held up the “sea.” But what function would the following have? “And it [the molten sea] was ...