Art and Faith: A Theology of Making - Makoto Fujimura

⭐ 7.5/10

(Originally written by Joseph)

This was our book for the Meeting House book club I did and I think it was really great for generating discussion. I have a ton of interest in the role of creativity not only in the life of a Christian, but just in society in general, especially now doing biographies which I think take a moderate amount of creativity. There was lots of talk about the viability of art within capatalistic society, creating just for the sake of creating, creating something good vs creating idols, and a lot more. It was an awesome thought exercise.

The book itself, however, didn't always connect for me. Although I'd consider myself pretty creative, Fujimura is a true artist and tends to think and write pretty abstractly at times, and his points almost seemed a bit like a stream of consciousness rather than my preferred structured, organized way of talking about theology. I mean, that's kinda the point in a book like this, but it just made it hard to always connect with.

But anyways, if this is a topic that interests you, I totally recommend it, and again totally recommend reading and discussing it with a friend.