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Breath for the Bones Art, Imagination and Spirit - A Reflection on Creativity and Faith

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ISBN-10: 0849929644

ISBN-13: 9780849929649

Edition: 2009

Authors: Luci Shaw

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In the tradition of Madeline L'Engle's Walking on Water and Dorothy Sayer's The Mind of the Maker, here is a rich and thought-provoking exploration of art, creativity, and faith. In this rich collection of thoughts on creativity and faith, Luci Shaw explores the intersection of the life of faith with the life of art. By helping the reader understand spiritual principles from looking at God's own creative life throughout Scripture and by providing the necessary tools for thinking Christianly about the arts, she challenges the artist in us all to ask how faith informs art, and how art can animate faith. Here is a fresh breath of encouragement to the imaginative mind...a clear guide to…    
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Book details

Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 226
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English

Note to Readers
Introduction
The Basics of Creativity: Foundations of the Creative Process
Discovering the Creative Heart of God
Entering into Beauty
Meeting the God of Metaphor
Learning from Story
Celebrating Imagination
Listening to the Muse
The Details of Creativity: Exploring the Creative Process
Beginning with Journal Writing
Learning to Risk
Paying Attention
Cultivating Creativity
Understanding the Shadow Side of Creativity
Tracing the Creative Process of Poets and Poems
Writing Exercises and Questions for Discussion
Creativity Books-A Reading List
Acknowledgments
Notes