The Imagination of God: Art, Creativity and Truth in the Bible
<h3><b>Want to Know God More? Use Your Imagination</b></h3>This book was previously released with the title, <i>Word Pictures: Knowing God Through Story and Imagination.</i></p><p>Artist and screenwriter Brian Godawa used to revel in his ability to argue the truth of the Gospel, often intellectually crushing his opponents in the process.</p><p>But winning an argument does not equal persuading people to follow Jesus. So what’s missing?</p><p>Through prayer and searching the Scriptures, Godawa realized that while God cares deeply for rationality, it wasn’t the only tool he used to reach people with his truth.</p><p>He discovered that storytelling, visual images, and other art in the Bible were central to Biblical evangelism and Christian apologetics because they could go places reason could never go: into the imagination and the heart.</p><h3><b>The Bible is a Work of Art</b></h3>Weaving historical insight, pop culture and personal narrative throughout, Godawa reveals the importance God places on imagination and creativity in the Scriptures.</p><p>You’ll get a biblical foundation to pursue imagination, creativity, beauty, wonder and mystery in your faith.</p><p>You’ll learn what C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien understood: The power of poetry, parables and visual art found in God's Word.</p><p>For any Christian who wants to learn Biblical evangelism and Christian apologetics in a postmodern context, this book will help you find a path between the two extremes of intellectualized faith and anti-intellectual faith by recovering a biblical balance between reason and imagination.</p>