{"product_id":"imagination-manifesto-a-call-to-plant-oases-of-imagination-paperback-1","title":"Imagination Manifesto: A Call to Plant Oases of Imagination - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Naomi Floyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Turnau introduces readers to the major themes of his in-depth \u003ci\u003eOasis of Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e by collaborating with Ruth Naomi Floyd. Floyd brings her distinctive experience as a Christian artist to make this a practical guide that distils the \"why\" and \"how\" of embracing Christian creative cultural engagement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy does the church need to pay more attention to the imagination? How can we, in this day and age, best enter our cultural conversations for the common good? How can the local church better support its creatives, enriching its own imaginative life and building bridges to their neighbours and the wider culture? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you are a Christian artist or creative yourself, or an everyday Christian searching for a path beyond the culture wars and Christian bubble, \u003ci\u003eImagination Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e will give you biblical foundations, practical pointers, discussion starters, and inspiration for \"planting oases\" in today's culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTed Turnau is chair of Journalism and Media Studies at Anglo-American University, Prague. He speaks widely on culture, media, and Christian cultural engagement and is the author of Popologetics (P\u0026amp;R) and The Pop Culture Parent (New Growth Press). He and his wife Carolyn have three children and two cats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth Naomi Floyd is a vocalist-composer who has been at the forefront of creating vocal jazz settings that express theology and justice for over 25 years. She leads her own multi-faceted ensemble and her recordings consist primarily of original compositions. Ruth lectures on the intersection of beauty, theology, justice, culture, and the arts, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. She is a photographer, specializing in black and white portraiture and a committed justice worker.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42647404839008,"sku":"9781789744736","price":26.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/SThQU1IzbkQzWjR1azdPWTVjeHF1UT09.webp?v=1773539464","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/imagination-manifesto-a-call-to-plant-oases-of-imagination-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}