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Sto caricando le informazioni... Addicted to Mediocrity: Contemporary Christians and the Artsdi Frank Schaeffer
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. a stinging indictment on the state of Christianity and the Arts. The artistic vision of Schaeffer is lacking however. Great critique, though ( ) Since this book was written in the early eighties, I believe Christians have improved in the arts as a whole, or maybe I don't see the junk as much. I know from reading "The Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian Fiction," that Christian publishers are tightening their standards to be on par with the best work of secular publishing. Franky Schaeffer is mostly giving a thumbs down to the stuff you saw in Christian bookstores, the Christian movies that rehashed the same plots over and over with heavy preaching in them, and the TV shows with preachers asking for money. The only show he likes is the 700 Club. I liked the book on the whole and especially enjoyed the illustrations. I have read and re-read this book multiple times over the 20 years since my first reading. Schaeffer decries the seeming aversion to excellence endemic in the Christian community and calls Christians to appreciate culture and art for the fact that participation in the creative arts is evidence of man's having been made in the image of God. An outstanding book that would be a good addition to the libraries of all church leaders. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
In this provocative book, Franky Schaeffer shows how Christians today have sacrificed the cultural prominence they enjoyed for so many centuries and settled for mediocrity. This sad state of affairs is evidenced by the kind of cheap kitsch that represents Christianity today: trinkets, tee shirts, and bumper stickers that put the name of the Creator of the universe on the same level as a soda pop brand name. Schaeffer goes on to criticize the representation of Christianity in the media, arguing that, "whenever Christians, particularly evangelicals, have attempted to 'reach the world'" through these mediums, "the thinking public gets the firm idea that, like soup in a bad restaurant, Christian's brains are best left unstirred." Finally, Schaeffer shows how Christians can begin to reverse the slide toward mediocrity by demanding excellence in the arts, the media, and in all areas of life. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)246Religions Christian Devotional Literature and Practical Theology Christian Art and Symbolism; Use of artClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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