Imagination and the journey of faith /

Levy, Sandra M.

Imagination and the journey of faith / Sandra M. Levy. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2008. - xi, 190 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-184) and index.

Introduction : why imagination matters in the journey of faith -- Section I. Meeting God in ritual -- Meeting God in poetry and visual art : the power of metaphor and symbol -- Meeting God in the story told : sacred and secular narratives -- Coda : criteria for truth -- Section II. Introduction : the development of the imaginative mind -- Exercising the imagination : practices in the home -- Exercising the imagination : practices in communities and churches -- Concluding thoughts : the imagination and the making of meaning -- Appendix : practical resources.

9780802863010 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008015559


Imagination--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Faith.

BR115.I6L48 2008 / 17581

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