{"product_id":"god-and-the-creative-imagination-paul-avis-9780415215039","title":"God and the Creative Imagination: Metaphor, Symbol and Myth in Religion and Theology","description":"'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 \u003cem\u003eGod and the Creative Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e, Paul Avis argues the contrary: we see that actually, metaphor, symbol and myth, are the key to a \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod and the Creative Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003eAnyone wishing to further their understanding of God, belief and the imagination will find this an inspiring work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Avis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041521503X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415215039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.15w x 0.52d","brand":"Paul Avis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245041971455,"sku":"9780415215039","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ae3c9dd-2b40-4958-a7fe-624de61443c0.jpg?v=1693925785","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/god-and-the-creative-imagination-paul-avis-9780415215039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}