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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
David Taylor - The Art of New Creation
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
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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