{"product_id":"to-set-the-world-aflame-how-artists-bear-witness-to-the-fullness-of-gods-creation-9781587436802","title":"To Set the World Aflame: How Artists Bear Witness to the Fullness of God's Creation","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. David O. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brazos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587436802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"W. David O. Taylor \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48969263710365,"sku":"9781587436802","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_aec0b5b4-5430-43ad-b546-262c7a00cbb2.jpg?v=1790754200","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/to-set-the-world-aflame-how-artists-bear-witness-to-the-fullness-of-gods-creation-9781587436802","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}