the skill to say much about [ those whose lives center around the arts, professional artists]” (p.155, 156). However, with such a broad topic as the imagination and the arts, he attempted to focus in on elements of this area of life by choosing everyday items such as clothing, food, and language as his concentration. He completely brushed over those aspects of the arts including the fine arts, photography, literature, painting, music, and even film and television. These areas affect the daily lives of every average working class American. Another discrepancy I found was his generalizations about how we are all called to be artists, to create and think imaginatively. Some people have difficulty being creative; they are not gifted in this area, and could actually do more harm than good in attempt to fulfill their calling, as Marshall would say, to be imaginative and creative. I am sure the author’s point was not that everyone should begin writing novels and making pottery, but rather, that everyone should, in their own way seek to glorify God in a creative and personal way. However, his point could easily be misinterpreted.Although I found that it was a stretch to talk about food, fashion, and speech as examples of imagination and the arts, I found that Marshall did an excellent job of making some valid points on such a broad topic as imagination and the arts. I would have liked the topic to have been discussed on a deeper level than Marshall chose to. Discussion of the arts that involve media and literature may have been more relevant to the topic chosen, due to the fact that they have a greater influence on the individual than clothing and food. Despite my difficulty with this, Marshall’s over-arching point that everyone should be creative is difficult to disagree with. It inspires the reader, allowing even the most mundane tasks to look more interesting....
