| Thumbprint in the Clay: Divine Marks of Beauty, Order and Grace Contributor(s): Shaw, Luci (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830844570 ISBN-13: 9780830844579 Publisher: IVP Books OUR PRICE: $14.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth - Religion | Christian Living - Devotional - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious |
| Dewey: 242 |
| LCCN: 2015050898 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.1" (0.4 lbs) 205 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The thumbprint . . . is for me a singular clue to human identity. . . . Just as each human thumbprint is unique, its pattern inscribed on the work of our hands and minds, the Creator's is even more so--the original thumbprints on the universe, declares poet Luci Shaw. We worship an endlessly creative God whose thumbprints are reflected everywhere we look--in sunsets, mountains, ocean waves--and in the invisible rhythms that shape our lives, such as the movement of planets around the sun. And this creative and ever-creating God has also left indelible thumbprints on us. We reflect God's imprint most clearly, perhaps, in our own creating and appreciation for beauty. A longing for beauty is inherent to being human. We don't create things that are purely practical; we desire them to be aesthetically pleasing as well. Beauty is also powerful, in its redemptiveness, generosity, inspiration. In reflecting on the role of beauty in our lives, Luci Shaw writes, Beauty is Love taking form in human lives and the works of their hands. So come, join Luci Shaw as she ponders through the beauty of poetry and prose the places, sometimes unexpected, where she encounters God's fingerprints, and let it help you learn to see them in your life as well. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shaw, Luci: - Shaw is a frequent retreat facilitator and leads writing workshops in church and university settings. She has lectured in North America and abroad on topics such as art and spirituality, the Christian imagination, poetry-writing and journal-writing as an aid to artistic and spiritual growth. She is poetry editor and a contributing editor of the quarterly journalRadix that celebrates art, literature, music, psychology, science and the media. She is also poetry and fiction editor of Crux, an academic journal published quarterly by Regent College. In 2013 she received the Denise Levertov Award for Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University and Image, and her papers are preserved in the Luci Shaw Collection at Wheaton College's Buswell Library. Shaw lives in Bellingham, Washington, with her husband John Hoyte. |