Chapter 8: Conclusion. In this concluding episode of the Naming The Animals podcast, Dr. Steve Guthrie talks with Stephen Roach and Ned Bustard about creativity as a quality of life and how faith impacts our art-making. 

Dr. Steve Guthrie is Associate Professor of Theology at Belmont University in Nashville, where he leads Belmont's major in Religion and the Arts. Before coming to Belmont, Dr. Guthrie was Research Fellow, and then Lecturer in Theology at the University of St. Andrews in St. Andrews, Scotland.

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Chapter 7: Glorification. In this episode, visual artist, Edward Knippers talks with Stephen and Ned about what it means to bring "glory" to God through our art making, especially through controversial or non-conventional forms of art.  

Edward Knippers holds an MFA from the University of Tennessee and has worked in the studios of Zao Wou-ki, S. W. Hayter, and Otto Eglau.  He has also studied at the Sorbonne, Paris (language) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.  His work has been shown extensively thoughout the U. S. and abroad including the L A County Museum, Cheekwood, Nashville, the University of Oklahoma, Catholic University  of America, Washington, DC., The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Palazzo dei Setta, Orvieto, Italy and the Vatican Museum, Rome.  Books and periodicals include:  LIFE Magazine, the Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, Baltimore Sun, Fort Worth Star-Telegraph, New American Painting, Art Voices and two monographs:  Violent Grace, A Retrospective (paintings) and The Art of Edward Knippers, Prints and Drawings.  Most recently his work was included in Jesus Now, Art and Pop Culture.

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Chapter 6: Beautification. In this episode, Yale-trained scholar of theology, philosophy, and literature Dr. Junius Johnson, talks with Stephen and Ned about beauty as a pathway to God and why some modern-day art movements have rejected the notion of beauty as a desirable feature of their work. 

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Chapter 5: Limitation. In this episode, mixed media artist Marianne Lettieri shares about the role of limitations within the creative process and the life of the artist.

Marianne Lettieri is a visual artist whose mixed media constructions and art installations investigate shifts in cultural and individual values associated with everyday objects and discarded materials. She presents these artifacts in new configurations that reinforce the interconnectedness of people and communities through time and infuse historical symbols with contemporary meanings.

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Chapter 4: Action. In this episode, writer and potter, Diana Pavlac Glyer shares about creative collaboration with God, the artist's materials and community.

Diana Pavlac Glyer is an award-winning writer who has spent more than 40 years combing through archives and studying old manuscripts. She is a leading expert on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings. Her book "The Company They Keep" changed the way we talk about these writers. "BANDERSNATCH" offers insights about the Inklings and their creative process, telling their story in a way that is accessible and very practical. Her scholarship, her teaching, and her work as an artist all circle back to one common theme: creativity thrives in community.

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In this episode, English Professor and fellow Square Halo Books Author, Lisa Smith discusses contemplation as the root of creativity. 

Lisa Smith teaches writing and early American literature in the English department of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Her Square Halo book Godly Character(s): Insights for Spiritual Passion from the Lives of 8 Women in the Bible explores the topic of passion for God by examining eight often overlooked biblical women. Lisa also writes on the history of religious revivals and is currently working on a book on the writings and life of the English revivalist preacher George Whitefield. You can find her writings at https://www.amazon.com/author/lisa-smith.

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Chapter 2: Inspiration. In this episode, singer/songwriter Joy Ike shares her thoughts on inspiration and how to respond when inspiration seems absent.

Joy Ike is a full-time singer-songwriter and artist coach based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born to Nigerian immigrants, the singer/songwriter’s music, voice, and writing have drawn comparisons to female musicians such as Nina Simone, Laura Nyro, and Regina Spektor. But her percussive piano-playing and soaring vocals give homage to her African upbringing.

As a singer/songwriter/storyteller, artist and public speaker, Joy believes that music and art have the power to transform hearts and connect people who would otherwise be strangers at best and enemies at worst. As an artist coach and former publicist, she teaches workshops on branding, marketing, and using your authentic story to engage your audience. Joy is passionate about art as a vehicle for change, empowerment and empathy and sees art as a way to openly and thoughtfully wrestle with the uncertainty of life.

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Chapter One: Creation. In this opening episode, Stephen Roach and Ned Bustard talk with biblical scholar Dru Johnson about a Hebraic understanding of creativity. 

Dru Johnson is an associate professor of biblical and theological studies at The King’s College in New York City,  director of the Center for Hebraic Thought, content editor at The Biblical Mind, host of The Biblical Mind podcast, and co-host of the OnScript Podcast. Before that, he was a high-school dropout, skinhead, punk rock drummer, combat veteran, IT supervisor, and pastor—all things that he hopes none of his children ever become.https://drujohnson.com/

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