The Habit David Taylor and Steve Guthrie on Naming the Spirit
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Sep 1, 2025 In this engaging conversation, David Taylor, an Associate Professor of Theology & Culture, teams up with Steve Guthrie, a Professor of Theology and the Arts. They delve into the fascinating relationship between the Holy Spirit and artistic inspiration, negotiating how divine influence shapes creativity. The duo shares insights on interdisciplinary collaboration in their essay collection, ‘Naming the Spirit,’ and reflects on the church's historical role in fostering the arts. Their lively dialogue emphasizes the significance of acknowledging spiritual presence within communal creativity.
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Interdisciplinary Work Needs Iteration
- Interdisciplinary work between theology and the arts requires repeated, candid collaboration to develop rigorous methods.
- David Taylor says their retreats and peer critique honed how to do theology-and-arts well rather than just placing them side-by-side.
The Field Has Rapidly Matured
- Theology-and-arts is a young but rapidly institutionalizing scholarly field driven by mid-20th-century thinkers and 21st-century centers.
- David Taylor traces growth from Kuyper and Tillich to modern institutes that produced a flourishing of scholarship after 2000.
Evangelical Culture Shift Boosted Engagement
- Cultural shifts in late-20th-century evangelicalism increased Christians' appetite to engage culture and arts.
- Steve Guthrie links evangelical media engagement to more theologically trained artists entering the academy.
