Archive for the 'Cultural Engagement' Category
Here are some of the top posts from Creation Project in 2009. As you’ll see, just because they were the most popular doesn’t mean they were the most important.
Most Popular
Primers on Pullman and the Golden Compass
Can Christians Believe in Evolution? (follow up with Keller’s new article)
Resources for Biblical Womanhood
Is Beauty in the Eye of the […]
New Article: Credemption
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson December 30th, 2009 on Creation ProjectNo one is culturally neutral. We are all enculturated from infancy to grave. To be human is to be cultural, and when Jesus became man, He became cultural. Jesus spoke Aramaic, went to Jewish temples, drank wine, wore sandals and grew a beard…
With a better understanding of culture in place, we can think more carefully […]
The Sin of Cultural Neglect
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson December 2nd, 2009 on Creation ProjectFor an entire Christian community to neglect, generation after generation, serious attention to the mind, nature, society, the arts — all spheres created by God and sustained for his own glory — may be, in fact, sinful. – Mark Noll
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The Humbling, Philip Roth
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson November 21st, 2009 on Creation ProjectI devoured Philip Roth’s newest novel, The Humbling, in about 180 minutes. This brief novel tells the story of Simon Axler’s fall from thespian fame. For decades Axler held the masses captive with brilliant acting. His glory attracted women, money, and fame. And then one day it was gone. He was on stage and froze, […]
U2 Concerts Make You Wanna…
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson October 26th, 2009 on Creation ProjectOn the heels of attending the 360 Degree Tour and watching the global webcast of the Rose Bowl concert last night, I’ve been thinking…
There’s something about a U2 concert that makes you want to create. The sheer creativity of a U2 concert is staggering. The past 5 or 6 tours, save the stripped down Elevation […]
Rethinking our Engagement with Culture
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson August 10th, 2009 on Creation ProjectA final post on this topic from a series at Resurgence. I hope you’ll read this and begin to think concretely about how to redeem and create culture in your own life.
When we think of “culture” very often our thoughts drift to the Box Office or the Voting Booth, betraying a superficial understanding of just what culture is. Contrary to popular perspectives, culture is not relegated to the realm of popular or political. Nor is it merely that aspect of human living which most of us […]
Watching The Soloist made me proud to be human, to possess the capacity to create music, to capture stirring stories with words, to experience the brokenness of our own lives and the lives of others with imperfect compassion. The Soloist is a movie based on a true encounter between L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez and […]
Elizabeth Gilbert on Creativity
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson April 25th, 2009 on Creation ProjectThis is worth your time, especially if you are a creative. Gilbert, author of Eat, Love, Pray, discusses the need to rework the destinies of creatives of the past 500 years. So many successful artists enter rapid decline after their greatest life work. How can we rework that pattern in ourselves–emotional and mental downwardness after […]
Every once in a while, you meet someone so cool, so noteworthy, you just have to tell others about them. Luke is one of those people. He is a forward thinker, an Oxford Blue (played basketball for them), a gospel-centered missional hipster, an entrepreneur, and an all-round great guy. He started numerous businesses. I’ll highlight […]