| Writing the Sacred: A Psalm-Inspired Path to Appreciating and Writing Sacred Poetry Contributor(s): McGinnis, Ray (Author) |
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ISBN: 1896836739 ISBN-13: 9781896836737 Publisher: Northstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: In this unique book, McGinnis offers a new, deeper, and more meaningful way to explore and understand the Psalms. Vividly connecting readers with the writers of the original Psalms, he discusses the intent and meaning of the historical Psalms, and then sets readers on a path to creating their own sacred poetry. Explaining the various literary devices used, and the intention behind the various types of psalms, McGinnis guides readers through sensory and poetic exercises designed to transform them into inspired modern-day psalmists. The book includes new psalms and poems from contemporary Jewish, Islamic, and Christian writers from Canada and other countries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 808.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.28" W x 9" (0.73 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this unique book, Ray McGinnis offers us a new, deeper, and more meaningful way to explore and understand the Psalms. Vividly connecting us with the original psalm writers, McGinnis discusses the intent and meaning of the historical psalms, and then sets us on a path to creating our own sacred poetry. Explaining the various literary devices used, and the intention behind the various types of psalms, McGinnis leads us through sensory and poetic exercises designed to transform the reader into an inspired modern day psalmist. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGinnis, Ray: - Ray McGinnis is a poet and psalm enthusiast and has written in journals all his life. He has taught over 3000 people how to write prayers, poetry, and autobiographies, all the while guiding them to bring their whole heart, mind and spirit to the process. |