| God and the Creative Imagination: Metaphor, Symbol and Myth in Religion and Theology Contributor(s): Avis, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 041521503X ISBN-13: 9780415215039 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1999 Annotation: A mere metaphor, only symbolic, just a myth--these tell tale phrases reveal how figurative language has been cheapened and devalued in our modern and postmodern culture. In "God and the Creative Imagination," Paul Avis argues the contrary: metaphor, symbol and myth are the key to a real knowledge of God and the sacred. Avis examines what he calls an alternative tradition, stemming from the Romantic poets William Blake and John Keats, drawing on the thought of John Henry Newman, and experience in both modern philosophy and science. He intriguingly draws on a number of non-theological disciplines, from literature to philosophy, to show us that God is appropriately likened to an artist or poet and that the greatest truths are expressed in an imaginative form. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious |
| Dewey: 231 |
| LCCN: 99019282 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.15" W x 9.21" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: 'A mere metaphor', 'only symbolic', 'just a myth' - these tell tale phrases reveal how figurative language has been cheapened and devalued in our modern and postmodern culture. In God and the Creative Imagination, Paul Avis argues the contrary: we see that actually, metaphor, symbol and myth, are the key to a real knowledge of God and the sacred. Avis examines what he calls an alternative tradition, stemming from the Romantic poets Blake, Wordsworth and Keats and drawing on the thought of Cleridge and Newman, and experience in both modern philosophy and science. |