James K. A. Smith’s Case for an Uncertain Faith
‘Make Your Home in This Luminous Dark’ is reflective and evocative, but it underdevelops the case for how a mystical Christianity might renew the spirit and structure of the church of the future.
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‘Make Your Home in This Luminous Dark’ is reflective and evocative, but it underdevelops the case for how a mystical Christianity might renew the spirit and structure of the church of the future.
Much of the world’s great art comes from places of sadness, and that’s often why we connect with it.
With comic books, we see the tendency of Christians to either adopt culture unquestioningly or condemn it without serious consideration.
In ‘Cosmic Connections,’ Taylor demonstrates belief in the power of art and awe-inspiring range. This may not be Taylor’s best book, but if only for its capacious range, one worth appreciating.
The heart of this argument for God’s existence is in the appeal to beauty as something experienced as transcendent, authoritative, and self-validating.