Dr. Craig Detweiler currently serves as the President & CEO of Wedgwood Circle, a philanthropical investment collective funding creative projects of meaning. He is also Dean of the College of Arts & Media at Grand Canyon University. In recent years, Detweiler has worked in various roles within academia, including Professor of Communication at Pepperdine University, Associate Professor & Chair of the Mass Communication Department at Biola University and director of the Reel Spirituality Institute at Fuller Seminary. Detweiler’s cultural commentary has appeared on Nightline, CNN, Fox News, Al Jazeera, NPR, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. As a filmmaker, his award-winning documentaries include Remand (narrated by Angela Bassett), Purple State of Mind, and unCommon Sounds. In 2016, he was named Variety’s Mentor of the Year, and for years has blogged at Patheos as “Doc Hollywood.” Detweiler has both a Master of Divinity and a PhD in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

“. . . Detweiler makes a convincing case for prizing experimentation over productivity, reminding readers to ‘set aside our script or agenda long enough to see and hear the bounty before us.’ Christian creatives will be buoyed.”—Publishers Weekly

“As an artist and a sojourner, I am thrilled and encouraged by Honest Creativity. A marvel of wisdom and scholarship, this book is a gift to all young artists and creatives, including my three creative children. A faith-filled master teacher on the elusive subject of creativity, especially in the backdrop of what is called an ‘A.I.’ revolution, Craig Detweiler guides us beyond what machines can create, to produce enduring and human works.” —Makoto Fujimara

“In bearing his own artistic soul, Craig Detweiler maps out the artist’s journey of facing obstacles, self-doubt, and fear. He gives creatives the tools and courage to spread their wings and fly in their authentic calling, to release their gifts so that others can soar too.”  —Christine Swanson, award-winning director of Chicago P.D., FBI, and All American

“The possibilities for our creative expression are expanding, becoming grander and more intense every single day. Craig Detweiler gives us the moral compass and contours to navigate the world of A.I. and machine learning. How we embrace or create with machines and what true and beautiful stories will we tell are the burning issues.”  —Ralph Winter, head of creative at Sphere and producer of X-Men, Hocus Pocus, and Planet of the Apes

“What struck me most throughout the book is this joyful mash-up of stories . . . if you’re looking to flit in and out of its pages one of these examples may provide a delightful bit of inspiration for your own creative work.”—Englewood Review of Books