Barrs, Jerram.

Echoes of Eden : reflections on Christianity, literature, and the arts / Jerram Barrs. - 205 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

God and humans as creative artists -- Imitation, the heart of the Christian's approach to creativity -- Building a Christian understanding of the artist's calling -- How do we judge the arts? -- Echoes of Eden: God's testimony to the truth -- The conversion of C. S. Lewis and echoes of Eden in his life -- Echoes of Eden in Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings -- Harry Potter and the triumph of self-sacrificing love -- Shakespeare and a Christian worldview -- Jane Austen, novelist of the human heart -- Appendix: the 'outing' of Dumbledore.

9781433535970

2012050928


Christianity and the arts.

BR115.A8 / B375 2013

261.5/7