Landscape as Sacred Space: Metaphors for the Spiritual Journey - Couverture souple

Lewis, Steven W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1597522112 ISBN 13 : 9781597522113

Editeur : Cascade Books, 2005

Synopsis

Steven Lewis's Landscape as Sacred Space: Metaphors for the Spiritual Journey invites new discussions about our spiritual journeys and allows seekers to rethink approaches to Christian spirituality and theology in light of postmodernity. Landscape metaphors provide a common and accessible language to articulate one's spiritual journey. Spiritual mountains, deserts, and valleys are dominant landscapes on our journey through life. Most people have experienced the joy of a mountaintop spiritual experience, the pain of spiritual deserts, or perhaps the dreariness too often associated with spiritual valleys. There is a tendency, however, to highlight spiritual mountaintops, while avoiding spiritual deserts and ignoring spiritual valleys. This leaves many Christians ill-equipped either to deal with crises or to integrate God into ordinary life. Each landscape offers rich lessons that, when combined together, lead us toward a maturing faith and into a deeper relationship with God. Landscape as Sacred Space is intended to aid those who search for more meaningful ways to articulate their faith journey. The book grants permission to struggle with life's landscapes, provides safe spaces to reflect on the journey, and introduces language that enables exploration and discovery.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Steven Lewis, PhD, is the Academic Dean at Bangor Theological Seminary in Portland, Maine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cascade Books
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1597522112
• ISBN 13: 9781597522113
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120
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• Personne responsable: non disponible