
Saved by Lael Johnson and
Art and Faith: A Theology of Making
Saved by Lael Johnson and
The deepest realm of knowledge is in Making, and, conversely, Making is the deepest integrated realm of knowing.
We see our existence and value only in terms of “fixing the world.” The gospel of a Creator who acts out of love, not necessity, liberates us from this bondage.
“It’s important to note that God does not obliterate the darkness; rather, God names it and limits it—puts boundaries on it. The boundary is the light.”8
that “a work of art is something new in the world that changes the world to allow itself to exist.”
“use-less” (to use the hyphen in a Dickinsonian way) but essential.