![]() ![]() ![]() “His soul is saved, yes, but so are his mind and body.” (Ibid., p. This, of course, includes the ability to create and enjoy art. Rather, it is true to what is there, true in the whole area of the whole man in all of life.” (Francis Schaeffer, Art and the Bible, p. ![]() Christianity is not just ‘dogmatically’ true or ‘doctrinally’ true. “If Christianity is really true, then it involves the whole man, including his intellect and creativeness. Sacred truth is not detached from secular truth and then exiled into the “upper story.” The truth of Christianity is universal and pervasive-not compartmentalized.My hope is that the below snapshots will help instill in you (as they did in me), (1) a bigger view of Christ’s supremacy and (2) a deeper sense of what makes creativity valuable. Schaeffer’s Perspective on Artīefore looking into Schaeffer’s evaluative criteria, it is first helpful to understand Schaeffer’s perspective on art. In his pithy essays on art (published as Art and the Bible by IVP Classics), Francis Schaeffer provides us with a rich criteria for evaluating art. It looks good.” Or negatively, “I don’t like it. Often we are guilty of judging art with a flattened view. ![]()
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