How do the arts inform and cultivate our service to God? In this addition to an award-winning series, distinguished philosopher Bruce Ellis Benson rethinks what it means to be artistic. Rather than viewing art as practiced by the few, he recovers the ancient Christian idea of pr…
Drawing on literary, musical, and visual representations of and by Rastafari, Darren J.N. Middleton provides an introduction to Rasta through the arts, broadly conceived. The religious underpinnings of the Rasta movement are often overshadowed by Rasta's association with reggae …
The religious underpinnings of the Rasta movement are often overshadowed by Rasta's association with reggae music, dub, and performance poetry. This book takes a fresh view of Rasta, considering the relationship between the artistic and religious dimensions of the movement in de…
Drawing on literary, musical, and visual representations of and by Rastafari, Darren J.N. Middleton provides an introduction to Rasta through the arts, broadly conceived. The religious underpinnings of the Rasta movement are often overshadowed by Rasta's association with reggae …
Drawing on literary, musical, and visual representations of and by Rastafari, Darren J.N. Middleton provides an introduction to Rasta through the arts, broadly conceived. The religious underpinnings of the Rasta movement are often overshadowed by Rasta's association with reggae …
The mostthat we create. In The Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus--author, thought leader, and founder of MOSAIC in Los Angeles--pens a manifesto for human creativity and the beginning of a new renais-sance. McManus not only calls us to reclaim our creative essence but reveals …
"McManus demonstrates that we all carry within us the essence of an artist. We all need to create, to be a part of a process that brings to the world something beautiful, good, and true, in order to allow our souls to come to life. It's not only the quality of the ingredients we…
Genuine art has the power to awaken and liberate. The renowned meditation master and artist ChOgyam Trungpa called this type of art "dharma art"-any creative work that springs from an awakened state of mind, characterized by directness, unselfconsciousness, and nonaggression. Dh…
Genuine art has the power to awaken and liberate. The renowned meditation master and artist ChOgyam Trungpa called this type of art "dharma art"-any creative work that springs from an awakened state of mind, characterized by directness, unselfconsciousness, and nonaggression. Dh…
Veteran apologist Jim Sire gives us eyes to see the myriad "signals of transcendence" all around us that point to the specific truth of God in Christ. Focusing on the power of good literature--even from those who deny the existence of God--enables us to perceive and testify to G…
"Look carefully. Listen closely. Do you see? Do you hear? There are a million signposts pointing toward the specific truth of God in Christ. I've seen many of them. But God is speaking to you too. Look and see. Listen and hear." In this accessible and engaging work, veteran apol…
