Breath for the Bones, Luci Shaw
Breath for the Bones, Luci Shaw
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Breath for the Bones
Art, Imagination and Spirit: A Reflection on Creativity and Faith

Author: Luci Shaw

Narrator: Caroline Bailey

Unabridged: 6 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 06/20/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

“The double question we must always ask is, ‘How does faith inform art?’ and ‘How can art animate faith?’”Imagination, appreciation of beauty, creativity: all of these qualities have been given to us by God. For the Christian artist, the drive to create something wonderful is also a means to glorify and better understand our Lord. Using excerpts from her own works as well as those of writers who have gone before her—Emily Dickinson, Annie Dillard, C.S. Lewis, and others—poet and writer Luci Shaw proves that symbolism and metaphor provide ways for humans to experience God in new and powerful ways.Shaw offers a rich and thought-provoking exploration of art, creativity, and faith. Believing that art emanates from God, she shows how imagination and spirituality “work in tandem, each feeding on and nourishing the other.” Faith informs art and art enhances faith. They both, for each other, are “breath for the bones.”Provocative, enlightening, and above all, inspiring, Breath for the Bones will help readers discover the artist within, and bring them further along the path to God Himself.Discussion questions and exercises are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jared on April 13, 2019

I began reading this lovely little book whilst working on a theological paper/presentation related to a series of Marc Chagall’s portraits of the prophet Jeremiah. The source of the paper was my intrigue at the idea of exploring Chagall’s art as a kind of “visual exegesis” of the book of Jeremiah…so......more

Goodreads review by Sydney on July 17, 2018

Our culture’s over-reliance on the power reason based on physical evidence concerns me. If our souls feel anxious, it may be because they starve for the transcendent (unseen) experiences that feed our imaginations, emotions, intuition, and sense of wonder. This collection of writing sourced from Luc......more

Goodreads review by Cal on May 28, 2008

The first ninety pages were wonderful on par with walking on water but the last half drastically drops off......more

Goodreads review by Megan on June 18, 2024

Breath for the Bones: Art, Imagination and Spirit Luci Shaw I wish I would have found this book when I was a newer writer, one more unsure about integrating art and faith. Reading it now, I was in Shaw's amen corner, page after page. She makes me want to "co-create" with "a chiaroscuro God" (words he......more

Goodreads review by James on July 08, 2010

I have imbibed and enjoyed Luci Shaw's poetry and have had this on my shelf for a while and finally got around to reading it. In this book, Shaw describes the creative process and her own experience as someone who sees her art as part of her vocation. Parts of this book I slogged through, but I love......more

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