exist but in ugliness and dissonance with the original good creation. Yet somehow there are artifacts which have some apparent good. We see the splendor of the Phoenix Hall—the product of an unbelieving Buddhist culture—and wonder how something so beautiful can be built for such an ugly end. Yet it is so. In part two of this book we will examine the effect of sin on creation and culture-making, and explain how it is possible that non-Christians can make useful artifacts and what their place is in