David Taylor - The Art of New Creation

What's the connection between Christianity and the arts? How is the relationship between creation and new creation informed by and related to the arts?

Brent talks with David Taylor, Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in the States and the producer of a short film on the Psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson.

David is one of the editors (with Jeremy Begbie and Daniel Train) of a new IVP book 'The Art of New Creation - Trajectories in Theology and the Arts'.

• (0:53) Where did the idea for this book come from?
• (2:10) The connection between theology and the arts;
• (3:15) What Christianity can teach us about the arts;
• (4:45) Is God an artist?
• (5:35) How the Bible’s big picture takes us from creation to new creation;
• (7:20) How the new creation points to Jesus;
• (8:20) The extent to which the new creation has already taken place;
• (9:10) How we make art and music in the light of the new creation;
• (11:30) How our worship can reflect aspects of the new creation;
• (12:40) How the Holy Spirit plays a role in the singing ministry of the church;
• (15:30) Musical performance and the new creation. The art of recreation?
• (21:00) Contributors to this book.

Links mentioned in this episode:

IVP Books
W. David O. Taylor
The Art of New Creation: Trajectories in Theology and the Arts

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