Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 338 g
Reihe: James Clarke
A Study of the Christian Practice of Reading Scripture
Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 338 g
Reihe: James Clarke
ISBN: 978-0-227-17612-2
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
An examination of lectio divina, the reading of scripture for spiritual nurture, and its relation to biblical scholarship and reading the bible as literature.
Spiritual Reading explores how God, the Bible and the practices of reading are all connected. Angela Lou Harvey investigates how the spiritual reading of the Bible takes place in our modern, literate, Western culture. In this context, a spiritual reading of the Bible is one that aims to know and love God through individual Bible reading. Spiritual Reading discusses what it means to read the Bible well and looks at the role of the church as giving us guidance for reading it in this way. Harvey considers these ideas vis-à-vis historically orientated biblical scholarship as well as reading the Bible as a classic work of Western literature. With reference to the use of literature through a Christian framework in the works of C.S. Lewis and Alan Jacobs, Harvey analyses the significance the Bible has had in shaping other literary works. Drawing upon insights of theologians such as Karl Barth, Henri de Lubac, and Ellen F. Davis, Spiritual Reading suggests that a renewed understanding of faith is needed for the spiritual reading of Scripture. Spiritual Reading is for the reader who wishes to gain a deeper understanding on how Scripture can better connect an individual to God.
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Foreword by R.W.L. Moberly
Acknowledgments
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1: Introduction
2: Spiritual Reading and the Church
3: Reading Well
4: Karl Barth and the Reality of God in Scripture
5: Henri de Lubac and the Spiritual Sense of Scripture
6: An Artful Reader: Ellen Davis
7: Ellen Davis's Art in Practice
Conclusion
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