Stuart C. Devenish

Seeing and Believing

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781498261791
• ISBN-10: 1498261795
• Artikelnr.: 45057110

Autorenporträt

Stuart C. Devenish is Director of Postgraduate Studies at Tabor College, Adelaide, Australia. He is a teacher, practitioner, and researcher in the field of Christian spirituality. He holds a PhD in the meaning of religious experience, and is author of Seeing & Believing and editor of two volumes: Beyond Well-Being and Spirited Youth Work.