OASIS OF THE IMAGINATION: Engaging Our World Through a Better Creativity
By Ted Turnau
IVP. 464 pages. £34.99
ISBN 978 1 789 744 750
If you are a Christian artist – a “creative” – this is essential reading. If, like me, you are not an artist you will learn a great deal from this book about art, artists, and creative Christian cultural engagement.
It calls for and gives examples of quality Christian art that resonates with people today in a way that parables did in Scripture. It also provides a critique of some forms of Christian art and creativity. He argues we do not need to be constantly warring with culture or retreating into our subculture, rather we should engage with imaginative creations that draw in rather than drive away.
