Is there a connection between art\/creativity and Christianity? Is creativity spiritual in nature? Is there such a thing as \u201cChristian Art\u201d? Does creativity have anything to do with spiritual formation? What is needed for art to qualify as Christian? Is our theology shaped or influenced by creativity\/art? Is creativity\/art vital to our faith? How does creativity\/art impact Christian thought and\/or Christian praxis? Is there a particular form of art that has impacted your spiritual journey? Should there be a distinction between sacred and secular art? Is Christianity experiencing a \u201ccreative crisis\u201d? Is creativity and our knowledge of God connected?<\/em><\/p>\nPlease plan to submit your name, name of blog, title of post and link in the comment section of this post on 2\/8\/2011 if you would like to be included in this synchroblog. The list of participants will be compiled and posted on 2\/9\/2011.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I already have several ideas on what I might write about.<\/p>\n
If you are going to participate, I’ll see you there! (Also, do you know of any other blogs that do this?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ll be participating in February’s Synchroblog. The theme is Creativity and Christianity. Here are the instructions from Kathy: The February synchroblog theme is \u201cCreativity and Christianity\u201d \u2013 Wednesday February 9th, 2011 It\u2019s wide open but here are some questions to get the creative juices flowing: Is there a connection between art\/creativity and Christianity? Is creativity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6],"class_list":{"0":"post-1836","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-blogging","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n
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