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God and the Creative Imagination: Metaphor, Symbol and Myth in Religion and Theology

God and the Creative Imagination: Metaphor, Symbol and Myth in Religion and Theology


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"A mere metaphor", "only symbolic", "just a myth" - these tell-tale phrases reveal how figurative language has been cheapened and devalued in our modern and postmodern culture. In this text, Paul Avis argues the contrary: that in fact metaphor, symbol and myth, are the key to a "real" knowledge of God and the sacred. Avis examines what he calls an alternative tradition, stemming from the Romantic poets William Blake and John Keats, drawing on the thought of John Henry Newman, and experience in both modern philosophy and science. The text draws on a number of non-theological disciplines, from literature to philosophy, to show us that God is appropriately likened to an artist or poet and that the greatest truths are expressed in an imaginative form. Anyone wishing to further their understanding of God, belief and the imagination will find this an inspirational read.

Table of Contents:

PART I 1 Speaking of God in the language of the imagination 2 The fate of the imagination in modernity 3 The fate of the imagination in postmodernity 4 Affirming the truth of imagination: The alternative tradition PART II 5 The world of biblical imagination 6 Creative theology and the making of doctrine 7 Imagination and the adventure of faith 8 Liturgy as literature PART III 9 Metaphor 10 Symbol 11 Myth PART IV 12 Critical realism 13 Symbolic realism 14 Mythic realism



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'A clearly written book which is full of intriguing insights ... Avis has clearly read widely, listened carefully and thought deeply.' - Heythrop Journal

' engaging and thought provoking'

'Avis's style is fresh, precise and accessible'

'this affirmation of the creative imagination as crucial to understanding of God in religion and theology is full of good thingd, and can be warmly commended' - John Saxbee, Church Times

'offers not only sustained argument for his own views but also an excellent survey of the relevant terrain' - David Brown, The Expository Times

' Avis ia a marvellous collector of quaotations and prepares very helpful bibliographies. This work is a treasuary for those interested in the relationship between imagiantion and Christian belief' - Mark Oakley, Theology

'This is careful analysis, robust defence and a plea for a fresh was of seeing things.' - Jim Jones, Epworth Review


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780415215022
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Weight: 521 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0415215021
  • Publisher Date: 16 Sep 1999
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Metaphor, Symbol and Myth in Religion and Theology
  • Width: 156 mm


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