Making Nothing Happen : Five Poets Explore Faith and Spirituality.
D'Costa, Gavin, 1958-
Making Nothing Happen : Five Poets Explore Faith and Spirituality. - Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2014. - 1 online resource (230 pages)
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 (W)riting like a Woman: In Search of a Feminist Theological Poetics; 2 Steady until Sundown: Searching for the Holy; 3 Taking Form: On Becoming a Christian Poet; 4 Where Poems Come From: Spirituality, Emotion and Poiesis; 5 The Miracle of Poetry: Divine and Human Creativity; Index.
This is a conversation between five poet-theologians broadly within the Christian tradition who together form The Diviners. Each poet offers a reflection on how they understand the relation between poetry and faith, rooting their reflections in their own writing, and illustrating discussion with a selection of their own poems and opening up issues for deeper exploration and reflection. This book will interest poets, theologians and all those committed to the practice and nurturing of a contemplative attitude to life in which profound attention and respect are offered to words and to the creati.
English.
9781409455165 1409455165 1409455157 9781409455158 147240694X 9781472406941 1409455173 9781409455172 9781306410939 1306410932 1315250039 9781315250038 1351920839 9781351920834
572344 MIL
2000-2099
Poetry--Religious aspects.
Spirituality--Christianity.
English poetry--History and criticism.--21st century
Spirituality in literature.
Religion et poésie.
Spiritualité--Christianisme.
Poésie anglaise--Histoire et critique.--21e siècle
Spiritualité dans la littérature.
RELIGION--Christian Life--General.
English poetry
Poetry--Religious aspects
Spirituality--Christianity
Spirituality in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BX2350
248
Making Nothing Happen : Five Poets Explore Faith and Spirituality. - Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2014. - 1 online resource (230 pages)
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 (W)riting like a Woman: In Search of a Feminist Theological Poetics; 2 Steady until Sundown: Searching for the Holy; 3 Taking Form: On Becoming a Christian Poet; 4 Where Poems Come From: Spirituality, Emotion and Poiesis; 5 The Miracle of Poetry: Divine and Human Creativity; Index.
This is a conversation between five poet-theologians broadly within the Christian tradition who together form The Diviners. Each poet offers a reflection on how they understand the relation between poetry and faith, rooting their reflections in their own writing, and illustrating discussion with a selection of their own poems and opening up issues for deeper exploration and reflection. This book will interest poets, theologians and all those committed to the practice and nurturing of a contemplative attitude to life in which profound attention and respect are offered to words and to the creati.
English.
9781409455165 1409455165 1409455157 9781409455158 147240694X 9781472406941 1409455173 9781409455172 9781306410939 1306410932 1315250039 9781315250038 1351920839 9781351920834
572344 MIL
2000-2099
Poetry--Religious aspects.
Spirituality--Christianity.
English poetry--History and criticism.--21st century
Spirituality in literature.
Religion et poésie.
Spiritualité--Christianisme.
Poésie anglaise--Histoire et critique.--21e siècle
Spiritualité dans la littérature.
RELIGION--Christian Life--General.
English poetry
Poetry--Religious aspects
Spirituality--Christianity
Spirituality in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BX2350
248