Why Does Art So Deeply Touch Us?

Jerram Barrs marked me good. I don’t live out the biblical vision he gave me like I wish I did–but I still am moved each time I come across his life and teaching. He was recently interviewed about his new book.

“Echoes of Eden,” Covenant Seminary professor Jerram Barrs explores why certain books, movies, and plays resonate with something that’s deep within us. In the process, he provides a framework for thinking biblically about art; he shows readers how, as Christians, to read and evaluate literature; and he reveals what some of our most influential writers have in common — from Shakespeare, to Jane Austen, to Tolkien, to C.S. Lewis, and J.K. Rowling.