<p>In this episode, I grill Ted Turnau, author of <em>Popologetics</em> and the forthcoming duology of <em>Oasis of Imagination</em> and <em>Imagination Manifesto</em> (the latter of which is co-authored with Ruth Naomi Floyd, and both of which I’m editing for IVP!) What exactly is the imagination, and why is it important for Christians to understand and appreciate it?</p><p>Ted Turnau teaches culture, media, and religious studies at Anglo-American University in Prague, Czech Republic. He’s lived there with his wife and family since 1999. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary with both an M.Div. and a Ph.D. in apologetics. His writing and research interests circle around the territory where faith, imagination, and culture (especially popular culture) intersect.</p><p><strong>Watch this episode on YouTube:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/6Okwb34BG30">https://youtu.be/6Okwb34BG30</a></p><p><strong>Ted’s books:</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Popologetics-Popular-Culture-Christian-Perspective/dp/1596383895">Popologetics: Popular Culture in Christian Perspective (P&R, 2012)</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pop-Culture-Parent-Helping-Engage/dp/1645070662">The Pop Culture Parent: Helping Kids Engage Their World for Christ (with E. Stephen Burnett and Jared Moore, New Growth Press, 2020)</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oasis-Imagination-Engaging-through-Creativity/dp/178974475X">Oasis of Imagination (forthcoming, summer 2023, IVP)</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Imagination-Manifesto-Call-Plant-Oases/dp/1789744733">Imagination Manifesto (with Ruth Naomi Floyd, forthcoming, summer 2023, IVP)</a></p><p><strong>Books mentioned:</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Are-What-Love-Spiritual/dp/158743380X?crid=3VSE4UQNTNZU5&#38;keywords=you+are+what+you+love&#38;qid=1667168742&#38;qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjUzIiwicXNhIjoiMS4yOCIsInFzcCI6IjEuMzcifQ%3D%3D&#38;sprefix=you+are+what+you+lov%2Caps%2C199&#38;sr=8-1">You Are What You Love - James K A Smith</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Imagination-Understanding-Minds-Greatest-Power/dp/1643132032?crid=37T4GOQUEJGWI&#38;keywords=imagination+jim+davies&#38;qid=1667168799&#38;qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&#38;sprefix=Jim+davies+ima%2Caps%2C1480&#38;sr=8-1">Jim Davies - Imagination: The Science of Your Brain’s Greatest Power</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Art-Matters-Christians-Create/dp/1789742366?crid=317SPUH4C8W6B&#38;keywords=why+art+matters&#38;qid=1667168882&#38;qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjM1IiwicXNhIjoiMS4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjEuMDIifQ%3D%3D&#38;sprefix=why+art+matter%2Caps%2C382&#38;sr=8-1">Why Art Matters - Alastair Gordon</a></p><p><strong>Movies discussed:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369672/">A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004, dir Shainee Gabel)</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095467/">A Short Film About Love (1988, dir Krzysztof Kieslowski)</a></p><p><strong>Music discussed:</strong></p><p>* Pink Floyd</p><p>* 21 Pilots</p><p>* Andrew Peterson</p><p>* The Gray Havens</p><p>* Ruth Naomi Floyd</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.biggerinside.co.uk?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">www.biggerinside.co.uk</a>