Beauty
Art
Responding to Culture
Spiritual Growth
Potpourri
100
A triad of concepts that seem to flow together, in God.
What are truth, goodness, and beauty?
100
Practically speaking, this kind of art often leads to addiction.
What are sensual and erotic (or romantic) art?
100
A gesture that is fundamentally discernment.
What is critique?
100
The theological reason why discernment is necessary, that we try to avoid the effects of.
What is The Fall?
100
This Book, chapter, and verse states: "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
What is Philippians 4:8?
200
This worldview sees goodness as culturally bound.
What is postmodernism?
200
Leads to a preference for novelty.
What is popular culture?
200
A situational response to a particular cultural good or moment, requiring the application of discernment.
What is a gesture?
200
This is how we learn how to respond to situations appropriately from our earliest years.
What is discernment?
200
Create and Cultivate.
What are the two postures?
300
These people mistakenly see all aesthetic judgments as relative: beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Who are postmoderns?
300
This is a view of art that prizes intense emotions, leading to anti-intellectualism, sensuality, or eroticism.
What is romanticism?
300
A complex posture involving intentional consuming and copying the purpose of creating with excellence.
What is cultivating?
300
This occurs when increased freedom is followed by increased discernment.
What is maturity?
300
1 Cor 13:9 "For we know in part and we prophesy in part..." Contrary to an view of truth promoted in the West, this scripture supports that our knowledge is this.
What is finite (limited)?
400
These kind of people mistakenly see beauty as accidental and a byproduct of evolution.
Who are Naturalists?
400
This aspect of popular culture trains our sensibilities to value immediate gratification
What is commercial-driven nature?
400
Copying is the gesture that prepares one for the posture of this.
What is creating?
400
The reason why discernment is theologically necessary, that we seek to leverage for our spiritual formation.
What is common grace?
400
Gen 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” This "C" is necessary to fulfill this verse.
What is the posture of creating?
500
These are the ultimate purposes of beauty.
What are God's pleasure and our worship?
500
This, in art, may cause the consumer to devalue or reject critical thinking.
What is anti-intellectualism?
500
These are the four gestures.
What are condemn, consume, copy, and critique?
500
One's ability to appreciate something given their expectations and learned affections.
What are sensibilities?
500
Another name for when condemnation becomes a posture.
What is asceticism?
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