Contemplative Vision – A Guide to Christian Art and Prayer

Juliet Benner (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

191 Seiten

2010
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-3544-7 (ISBN)

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Docent Juliet Benner began showing people how to meditate on Christian art treasures, which led to her much-beloved "O Taste and See" columns from the spiritual formation journal Conversations, now expanded into this book. In each chapter you'll encounter a passage of Scripture and a corresponding piece of art to lead you in a new experience of prayer in God's presence.

While working as a docent in an art gallery, Juliet Benner began showing people how to meditate on Christian art treasures that are rooted in a passage of Scripture. She taught a way of encountering the Word behind both the words of Scripture and the artist's meditation on Scripture. This became a way of seeing art as an aid to contemplative prayer.
This process resulted in her much-beloved "O Taste and See" columns that appeared in the spiritual formation journal Conversations, now expanded into this book. In each chapter you'll encounter a passage of Scripture and a corresponding piece of art. You'll be guided into deeper levels of meaning and reflection through the text and the questions at the end of each chapter. In the process you'll find yourself entering into a new experience of prayer and meditation in God's presence.

Juliet Benner is an international retreat and workshop leader who speaks frequently in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. She is a trained spiritual director and has served as a consultant in art and spirituality at the Carey Centre on the campus of the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with her husband, David, who shares her passion for hiking, nature, art and music.

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Christian Art and Transformation

Part One: Transformed Awareness

1 Awakening

Bruegel the Elder, Census at Bethlehem

2 Coming Aside

Moretto da Brescia, Christ in the Wilderness

3 Gazing in Stillness

Johannes Vermeer, Jesus in the House of Mary and Martha

4 Attuned to God?s Presence

Jean-François Millet, The Angelus

Part Two: Transformed Vision

5 Called to See

Nicolas Poussin, The Adoration of the Shepherds

6 Immanuel, God with Us

Rembrandt, Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee

7 Seeing and Believing

Caravaggio, The Incredulity of St. Thomas

8 Recognizing Christ

Caravaggio, The Supper at Emmaus

Part Three: Transformed Living

9 The Way of the Cross

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Procession to Calvary

10 Called to Follow

Caravaggio, The Call of St. Matthew

11 Seeing Christ in Others

He Qi, The Visitation

12 Bearing Christ

Rubens, Descent from the Cross

13 Seeing and Serving

Luca Giordano, The Good Samaritan

Epilogue: Transforming Vision

Appendix 1: Suggestions for Group Discussion Leaders

Appendix 2: Suggestions for Use in Spiritual Direction

Notes

Image credits

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.2011
Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 228 mm
Gewicht	276 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	0-8308-3544-X / 083083544X
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-3544-7 / 9780830835447
Zustand	Neuware