{"product_id":"culture-care-reconnecting-with-beauty-for-our-common-life-9780830845033","title":"Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutreach\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Resource of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today's\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year Award of Merit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Culture is not a territory to be won or lost but a resource we are called to steward with care. Culture is a garden to be cultivated.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany bemoan the decay of culture. But we all have a responsibility to care for culture, to nurture it in ways that help people thrive. In \u003ci\u003eCulture Care\u003c\/i\u003e artist Makoto Fujimura issues a call to cultural stewardship, in which we become generative and feed our culture's soul with beauty, creativity, and generosity. We serve others as cultural custodians of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book for artists, but artists come in many forms. Anyone with a calling to create--from visual artists, musicians, writers, and actors to entrepreneurs, pastors, and business professionals--will resonate with its message. This book is for anyone with a desire or an artistic gift to reach across boundaries with understanding, reconciliation, and healing. It is a book for anyone with a passion for the arts, for supporters of the arts, and for \"creative catalysts\" who understand how much the culture we all share affects human thriving today and shapes the generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulture Care\u003c\/i\u003e includes a study guide for individual reflection or group discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Labberton is president of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He previously served as Lloyd John Ogilvie chair for preaching and director of the Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute for Preaching. Labberton came to Fuller after sixteen years as senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, California. He has served as chair of John Stott Ministries (now Langham Partnership) and co-chair of the John Stott Ministries Global Initiative Fund. Today he continues to contribute to the mission of the global church as a senior fellow of International Justice Mission. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dangerous Act of Worship\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMakoto Fujimura is an internationally renowned artist, writer, and speaker who serves as the director of Fuller Theological Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. His books include \u003ci\u003eRefractions\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSilence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50621032038674,"sku":"9780830845033","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b84c441b-ce93-49ab-b82b-da7129bf54c7.jpg?v=1732578900","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/culture-care-reconnecting-with-beauty-for-our-common-life-9780830845033","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}