Food for thought on developing a complete philosophy - not just a theology - of Christianity. Below are some quotations from Francis Schaeffer's book Art and the Bible.
"The Lordship of Christ over the whole of life means that there are no Platonic areas in Christianity, no dichotomy or hierarchy between the body and the soul. God made the body as well as the soul, and redemption is for the whole man."
"...if Christianity is really true, then it involves the whole man, including his intellect and creativeness. Christianity is not just 'dogmatically' true or 'doctrinally' true. Rather, it is true to what is there, true in the whole area of the whole mean in all of life."
"...the Lordship of Christ should include an interest in the arts. A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God - not as tracts, but as things of beauty to the praise of God. An art work can be a doxology in itself."
"Do we understand the freedom we have under the Lordship of Christ and the norms of Scripture? Is the creative part of our life commited to Christ? Christ is the Lord of our whole life, and the Christian life should produce not only truth - flaming truth - but also beauty."
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