{"product_id":"to-set-the-world-aflame-how-artists-bear-witness-to-the-fullness-of-gods-creation-hardcover","title":"To Set the World Aflame: How Artists Bear Witness to the Fullness of God's Creation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. David O. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSandra McCracken\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtists are more than creatives; they are stewards of truth, goodness, and beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTo Set the World Aflame\u003c\/i\u003e, W. David O. Taylor offers artists a vision for their vocation and encouragement in their life and work. He explores how artists help us to come fully alive and make sense of our world in deeply meaningful ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing together insights from Scripture, history, theology, aesthetics, missiology, and spiritual formation, \u003ci\u003eTo Set the World Aflame\u003c\/i\u003e explores how artists are called to be\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e● caretakers of the imagination, custodians of the emotions, and stewards of the senses;\u003cbr\u003e● makers of life who shape the imaginations of others and serve the common good;\u003cbr\u003e● wholly alive and wholly themselves; and\u003cbr\u003e● witnesses to creation as the theater of God's glory and grace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtists infuse our lives with aesthetic vibrancy and invest it with meaning in a way that enables us to enter into the fullness of God's re-creative purposes for our world. They set the world aflame with their creative activities and thereby reflect the glory of God's own artistry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Set the World Aflame\u003c\/i\u003e shows artists how all that they make--from art installations and moving pictures to graphic novels, gourmet meals, and Gothic cathedrals--brings us into an intentional and intensive experience of the aesthetic aspect of our lives. Here readers will find a theology of art and beauty that calls Christian creatives to their highest purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Vision for the Calling of Artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtists are more than creatives; they are stewards of truth, goodness, and beauty. They infuse our lives with aesthetic vibrancy and invest it with meaning in a way that enables us to enter into the fullness of God's re-creative purposes for our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTo Set the World Aflame\u003c\/i\u003e, W. David O. Taylor explores how artists help us to come fully alive and make sense of our world in deeply meaningful ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As a pastor-theologian, David Taylor has spent a lifetime encouraging artists. Here, in this fine book, we witness his ability to make the mystery of art accessible and the complexity of being an artist real.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMakoto Fujimura\u003c\/b\u003e, artist and author of \u003ci\u003eArt Is: A Journey into the Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With both theological rigor and pastoral tenderness, David Taylor offers artists a robustly trinitarian vision of our calling. Beyond simply affirming the value of artistic work, David challenges us to explore biblical models of making, to pursue virtues and disciplines that allow for flourishing, and to consider the communal, missional vitality of what we do.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eElissa Yukiko Weichbrodt\u003c\/b\u003e, Covenant College; author of \u003ci\u003eLook like a Lady: Five Visual Tropes of Womanhood and How to See Ourselves Differently\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is unlike any other book. It is at once a manifesto and a tender work of pastoral care. It is a comprehensive theological vision wrapped in the beauty of the arts (and beguiling prose). Here is the voice of a teacher who cares.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJames K. A. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, Calvin University; author of \u003ci\u003eYou Are What You Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImagining the Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMake Your Home in This Luminous Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW. David O. Taylor \u003c\/b\u003e(ThD, Duke Divinity School) is associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. An Anglican priest, he has lectured widely on the arts, from Thailand to South Africa, and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eReligion News Service, \u003ci\u003eImage Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eOpen and Unafraid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Body of Praise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrayers for the Pilgrimage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlimpses of the New Creation\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2016, Taylor produced a short film on the psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson. He lives on twenty-one acres of land east of Austin, Texas, with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51409601659103,"sku":"9781587436802","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Gw0maAPgmX9781587436802.webp?v=1789620722","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/to-set-the-world-aflame-how-artists-bear-witness-to-the-fullness-of-gods-creation-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}