Artists set the world aflame with their creative and meaning-making activities and thereby reflect the glory of God's own artistry. In this book, David Taylor offers artists a vision for their vocation and encouragement in their life and work.Drawing together insights from Scripture, history, theology, aesthetics, missiology, and spiritual formation, To Set the World Aflame explores how artists are called to be caretakers of the imagination, custodians of the emotions, and stewards of the senses." To Set the World Aflame has all the hallmarks of its author--theological depth, crystal clarity, and carefully chosen words woven into beautiful and engaging prose. But through it all you will hear the steady voice of encouragement to any and all who care about the arts. This is what David Taylor has become known for more than anything else, and now we have his inspiration distilled as perhaps never before."-- Jeremy Begbie , Duke University; author of Abundantly More: The Theological Promise of the Arts in a Reductionist World "We don't have to be artists to live like artists--paying attention to the sensible aspects of our being and our world, learning to see and appreciate beauty in all its forms, and cultivating ways of life that celebrate the aesthetic aspect of our humanity. Theologically and artistically rich, To Set the World Aflame tells a compelling, pastoral, and visionary story about the arts.

It's a story for artists, for the church, and for all who desire to reflect more brightly the beauty and artistry of both the Creator and the creation."-- Karen Swallow Prior , author of You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful.