Propositional Truth and Beauty / Image / Story

I like this quote:

“About 20 percent to 30 percent of the Bible is propositional truth, but about 70 percent to 80 percent is image, story, poetry, parable. . . . It’s not just that imagination is acceptable, it’s one of the dominant biblical means through which God communicates who He is. I’m not saying imagination is everything and rationality is a Greek construct that we need to cast aside. I’m saying that if, in our theology, we have no aesthetic, we are not understanding God. Beauty is a key part of understanding God.”

The speaker is screenwriter Brian Godawa, interviewed in this week’s World Magazine: Discerning Eyes. Godawa is the screenwriter for the award-winning film, To End All Wars.