<p><strong>The biblical themes of creation and new creation are inextricably bound to each other.</strong> For the God who created the world is the same God who recreates humanity in Jesus Christ and the same God who promises a new heaven and a new earth.</p><p>How might the relationship between creation and new creation be informed by and reflected in the arts? This volume, based on the DITA10 conference at Duke Divinity School, brings together reflections from theologians, biblical scholars, and artists to offer insights on God's first work, God's future work, and the future of the field of theology and the arts.</p><p>The Studies in Theology and the Arts series encourages Christians to thoughtfully engage with the relationship between their faith and artistic expression, with contributions from both theologians and artists on a range of artistic media including visual art, music, poetry, literature, film, and more.</p>
<p>Jeremy Begbie (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Research Professor of Theology at Duke Divinity School, where he serves as the director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA). He is also a Senior Memberof Wolfson College, Cambridge. He is author of a number of books, including <em>Music, Modernity, and God; A Peculiar Orthodoxy</em>; <em>Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts</em>; <em>Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music</em>; <em>Theology, Music and Time</em>; <em>Voicing Creation's Praise: Towards a Theology of the Arts</em>. He is also a professionally trained musician and an ordained minister of the Church of England.</p>
<p>Daniel Train (PhD, Baylor University) is assistant teaching professor of the practice of theology and the arts at Duke Divinity School, where he serves as the associate director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA). He is the coeditor of <em>The Art of New Creation</em> and <em>The Saint John's Bible and Its Tradition: Illuminating Beauty in the Twenty-First Century</em>.</p>
<p>W. David O. Taylor (ThD, Duke University) is associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of several books, including <em>Prayers for the Pilgrimage</em>, <em>A Body of Praise</em>, and <em>Glimpses ofthe New Creation</em>. In addition to a range of popular essays, he has published articles in the <em>Calvin Theological Journal</em>, <em>Christian Scholar's Review</em>, <em>Worship</em>, <em>Theology Today</em>, and <em>Image Journal</em>, among others. An Anglican priest, he has lectured widely on the arts, from Thailand to South Africa. In 2016 he produced a short film on the Psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson.</p>
