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- Title
Art and Creation as Play.
- Authors
Felix-Jager, Steven
- Abstract
A common response to why a Christian creates art is because it is his or her duty to do so. The artist was made an artist by God and thus must create art to fulfil his or her calling. This notion, however, implies a functional approach to the imago dei and does not display the inherent value of humanity or the art that humans create. The goal of this article is to view the imago dei in a different light so as to make space for the idea that God, creation, and art all bear inherent meaning. I will argue that humans are inherently relational and that the purest non-functional form of relationality is play. I will connect the idea that art is play with the themes of play theology to show that art is playful and Spirited collaboration between God and the artist.
- Subjects
CHRISTIAN art &; symbolism; RELIGIOUS art; CHRISTIANITY &; art; GOD in art; CREATION in art; ARTISTS
- Publication
JEPTA: Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association, 2013, Vol 33, Issue 1, p77
- ISSN
1812-4461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1179/jep.2013.33.1.007