![]() ![]() This second lesson is that there is a Christian perspective to art in other words, there is a Christian worldview that can be present in art. It is also true of the nihilism (the lack of belief in anything consequential in human existence) of Martin Heidegger. The humans there are anatomically correct, to a fault, which demonstrates the emphasis of that era (the Enlightenment) on a new understanding of reason and science. This is true of the human forms, for example, of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. He says that even those who create art for “art’s sake” do not neglect this true fact behind every work lies a worldview, whether the artist is cognizant of that fact or not. ![]() The first lesson that Schaeffer presents is that art communicates worldview. While it is short, it asks the necessary question: how should Christians, with a Christian worldview, see art? I was surprised to find this book, then, which combines the two together into one volume. Two constants in his books are 1) the emphasis on worldview, and 2) utilizing art to demonstrate the lessons of worldview. As I make my way through his books, I am always astounded at the wisdom of this man and his continued legacy, in both Christianity and the wider world. ![]() Francis Schaeffer has long been one of my most favorite authors. ![]()
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