Breath for the Bones
Art, Imagination and Spirit: A Reflection on Creativity and Faith
- Arts & Literature
- Publisher: W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2009
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Publisher's Description
“The double question we must always ask is,‘How does faith inform art?’ and ‘How can art animate faith?’” Imagination, appreciation of beauty, creativity: all of these qualities have been given to us by God. For the Christian artist, the drive to create something wonderful is also a means to glorify and better understand our Lord. Using excerpts from her own works as well as those of writers who have gone before her—Emily Dickinson, Annie Dillard, C.S. Lewis, and others—poet and writer Luci Shaw proves that symbolism and metaphor provide ways for humans to experience God in new and powerful ways. Shaw offers a rich and thought-provoking exploration of art, creativity, and faith. Believing that art emanates from God, she shows how imagination and spirituality “work in tandem, each feeding on and nourishing the other.” Faith informs art and art enhances faith. They both, for each other, are “breath for the bones.” Provocative, enlightening, and above all, inspiring, Breath for the Bones will help readers discover the artist within, and bring them further along the path to God Himself. Include s Discussion Questions and Writing Exercises
Endorsements (4)
“Jeremy Begbie Associate Director, Institute of Theology, Imagination and the Arts, University of St Andrews “Like the amphibians she admires, Luci Shaw breathes vitality from visible and invisible spheres, and invites us to do the same. Reading this book refreshes faith and kindles artistic expression.”
“Executive Director, New College Berkeley, Graduate Theological Union Lecturer, Fuller Theological Seminary, Regent College, and San Francisco Theological Seminary Editor of The Crisis of Care “Sometimes you look at a piece of writing and say, ‘yes, that’s it.’ Something fundamental about craft in the light of faith has struck its cord.”
“With an attentive heart toward the work of her Creator, Luci Shaw weaves together a celebration of words and images. Anchored in faith and mystery, Breath for the Bones inspires listening with inner ears and opening the eyes of the heart to embrace our own creative gifts, pointing us toward the Eternal.”
“Luci Shaw’s Breath for the Bones provides profound insight into the most important questions about what it means to be human, to have imagination, to be creative, and to be image-bearers of a creative God. And it does so in a way that befits a poet: the work is as beautiful as it is thoughtful—it incarnates the same artistry that Luci so articulately invites her readers to seek after.”
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