Seeing and Believing: The Eye of Faith in a Visual Culture - Couverture rigide

Devenish, Stuart C

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1498261795 ISBN 13 : 9781498261791

Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2012

Synopsis

In a cinematic culture where multiple visions of reality "play" at the same time, it is critical that Christian believers know how to confidently identify and "discern," among other stories, the Jesus-story that defines their most important commitment in life. Using the optical metaphor of the "eye of faith," the author identifies the spiritual life as a "visual life." Through themes such as "looking through Jesus' eyes," the bible as a "visionary text," and the church as a "wide-eyed people," he builds a connecting bridge between the seeing-soul in Christian spirituality, and the twenty-first century as the "age of the eye." The key words for this exploration are spirituality, discipleship, insight, luminescence, and optical "therapy." The author proposes the need for a "catechism of the eye" that will lead to the renewal of Christian ministry, spirituality, discipleship, and identity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Stuart C. Devenish is a teacher, practitioner, researcher, and consultant in the field of Christian spirituality. He holds a PhD in the meaning of religious experience, and is author of Knowing Otherwise and editor of Beyond Well-Being.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498261795
• ISBN 13: 9781498261791
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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