Professor Ryken reawakens the wonder and tension in our response to the arts by suggesting ways in which the Christian may find and value intimations of the divine in human creations.
--Sr. Maura Eichner, Professor of English,
College of Notre Dame of Maryland

All too many Christians are uneasy about the arts. This book provides a brilliantly clear and systematic approach to the arts from a Christian perspective.
--Corbin Scott Carnell, Professor of English,
University of Florida, Past President of the
Conference on Christianity and Literature

Leland Ryken is an eminently reasonable and insightful critic. All the essential questions about the arts and Christianity are here. 'The Liberated Imagination' should liberate its readers to experience the reflection of God's glory to be found in the arts. I recommend it highly.
--Harold Fickett, author of The Holy Fool

Leland Ryken is widely respected in Christian higher education as a scholar and prolific writer. His reputation for being both thorough and insightful is borne out in this examination of the relationship of the Christian faith to the arts. Thoughtful Christians will find 'The Liberated Imagination' to be provocative and highly readable.
--Karen A. Longman, Greenville College