Imagination Manifesto

Ted Turnau introduces readers to the major themes of his in-depth Oasis of Imagination 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.

Why 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?

Whether you are a Christian artist or creative yourself, or an everyday Christian searching for a path beyond the culture wars and Christian bubble, Imagination Manifesto will give you biblical foundations, practical pointers, discussion starters, and inspiration for "planting oases" in today''s culture. A book that Christian creatives can easily give to their church leaders to kick off a conversation about how their church can better support what they are doing A practical, accessible companion to Oasis of Imagination, on the model of what Carl Trueman’s Strange New World is to The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self For Christian artists, creatives and small group leaders who are too busy or daunted to read a 400-page book on the imagination, but want to get the core argument and practical takeaways Ideal for groups to read and discuss together, particularly groups linked with Morphe Arts, Christian Unions and church home groups, as well as a ‘gateway drug’ to help create wider interest in the main book