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Course
The Vocation of an Artist
~18 Hours
In this Vocation of an Artist course, you will rediscover your belovedness in God, his plan and calls for you and your place in the history of art and artists.
David Taylor
About This Course
Have you ever felt lost in your calling as an artist? Or have you wondered how or even why God cares to call artists in his world and to his mission work? In this Vocation of an Artist course, you will rediscover your belovedness in God and his plan and calls for you. You will learn about your place in the long history of art and artists through time biblically, theologically, and aesthetically. With these as your foundations, you will develop and clarify your own convictions as an artist and to art in your life, both vocationally and spiritually, as God has called you to this work. Join David Taylor as he works with you to carve out an understanding of the vocation of an artist on the slate of your life!
Learning Outcomes
- Reflect on your own vocation as an artist
- Articulate biblical, theological, aesthetic, historical, and contemporary perspectives that shape an artist’s vocation
- Clarify, develop, and evaluate your own convictions about the role of an artist in our contemporary world
This course counts towards the Brehm Center Certificate in Theology and the Arts.
Created in partnership with the Brehm Center and FULLER Equip.
- Arts & Worship
Introduction
1. Getting Started
What Is Vocation?
2. The Identity of an Artist as Beloved
3. Describing & Discovering Our Vocation as an Artist
4. Discerning & Defining Our Vocation as an Artist
Four Perspectives of Vocation
5. Historical Perspectives
6. Biblical Perspectives
7. Theological Perspectives
8. Aesthetic Perspectives
Spiritual Formation and Vocation
9. Spiritual Formation: Part 1
10. Spiritual Formation: Part 2
11. Missional Perspectives
Conclusion
12. Next Steps
Your Instructor
David Taylor
Author, Associate Professor of Theology & Culture
David Taylor joined the Fuller faculty in 2014 and is an associate professor of theology and culture as well as the director of Brehm Texas, an initiative to revitalize the church through the arts. Prior to his appointment at Fuller, Taylor served as a pastor for ten years in Austin, Texas. Born and raised in Guatemala City, he has lectured widely on the arts in both academic and popular settings, from Thailand to South Africa.
