Does Bach’s Music Prove the Existence of God?
The heart of this argument for God’s existence is in the appeal to beauty as something experienced as transcendent, authoritative, and self-validating.
The heart of this argument for God’s existence is in the appeal to beauty as something experienced as transcendent, authoritative, and self-validating.
The arts serve as a reminder that our world is the creative artistry of a God of abundance, a God whose fullness cannot be fully contained by our thoughts or our language.
When an artist’s vision fails to transcend the self, the self is buried by the weight.
It might take centuries, but artists of faith can take steps now to help theologically orthodox Christianity reclaim a position of influence in the arts.
Learning to appreciate God’s handiwork in our surroundings, the local culture, and the local church are three avenues for missionaries to love the places they live.