LEADER 03600oam 2200685I 450 001 9910825928503321 005 20240402111251.0 010 $a9780203165034$b(electronic book) 010 $a9780203279373$b(electronic book) 010 $a9780415215039$b(paperback) 010 $a9780415215022$b(hardback) 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203165034 035 $a(CKB)1000000000003389 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000279960 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11229718 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279960 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10268540 035 $a(PQKB)10894912 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC166253 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL166253 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10017628 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL10478 035 $a(OCoLC)52809663 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000003389 100 $a20180706h19991999 ky 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGod and the creative imagination$b[electronic resource] $emetaphor, symbol and myth in religion and theology /$fPaul Avis 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon, England :$cRoutledge,$d1999. 210 4$dİ1999. 215 $aix, 197 pages 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-415-21502-1 311 $a0-415-21503-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [175]-185) and indexes. 327 $a1. 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 -- 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 -- 9. Metaphor -- 10. Symbol -- 11. Myth -- 12. Critical realism -- 13. Symbolic realism -- 14. Mythic realism. 330 $a'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 God and the Creative Imagination, Paul Avis argues the contrary: we see that actually, 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 Blake, Wordsworth and Keats and drawing on the thought of Cleridge and Newman, and experience in both modern philosophy and science. God and the Creative Imagination intriguingly draws on a number of non-theological disciplines, from literature to philosophy of science, 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 inspiring work. 606 $aImagination$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aMetaphor$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aChristian art and symbolism 606 $aMyth 606 $aApologetics 615 0$aImagination$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aMetaphor$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aChristian art and symbolism. 615 0$aMyth. 615 0$aApologetics. 676 $a230/.01/9 700 $aAvis$b Paul$f1947-$0881171 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825928503321 996 $aGod and the creative imagination$94071503 997 $aUNINA