For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts

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W. David O. Taylor
Baker Books, Mar 1, 2010 - Religion - 204 pages
Think of your local church. Without art--music, song, dance, etc.--it would be a much poorer place. But if protestants have any vision for the arts, it tends to be a thin one. This unique book is an attempt to contribute to a robust, expansive vision for the church and the arts. Its specific aim is to show how the many parts of the landscape of church and art hold together. You can think of it as a kind of helicopter flyover, but one with expert pilots. The guides include the likes of Eugene Peterson, Lauren Winner, Jeremy Begbie, Andy Crouch, and John Witvliet, helping to inspire readers and empower pastor-leaders with a vision of the church and the arts that is compelling, far-seeing, and profoundly transformative.
 

Contents

Foreword by Luci Shaw
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How Can Art Serve the Corporate
45
Someone Who Cant Draw a Straight
69
How Artists Shape Pastoral Identity
83
What Exactly Is an Artist and How
103
Nurturing Artists in the Local
123
What Are the Dangers of Artmaking
145
Looking to the Future A Hopeful
165
My Hope and Prayer
187
Notes
193
Contributors
201
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W. David O. Taylor is a pastor, artist, and author. He is a graduate of Regent College and served for eight years as the arts pastor of Hope Chapel in Austin, Texas. He's currently pursuing doctoral studies at Duke Divinity School.

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