{"product_id":"the-humble-creative-matthew-niermann-9781725291805","title":"The Humble Creative","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpen any other book on creativity, and you will hear the clich馘 rallying cries of current creative culture: Be True to Yourself! Find Your Voice! Express Your Authentic Self!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will not tell you to \"Be true to yourself,\" but will implore you to \"Humble yourself.\" This book will not repeat the slogan, \"Find your Voice,\" but will ask you to consider how your moral weaknesses are inhibiting your creativity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining the current creative culture, \u003cem\u003eThe Humble Creative\u003c\/em\u003e argues that creativity can easily become disordered by vices that Christianity has long understood, but most have forgotten; vices such as vainglory, envy, sloth, anger, lust of the eyes, greed, and pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Humble Creative integrates the long-held Christian understanding of moral vice with creativity, providing an accessible exploration of individual vices and their role in disordering creativity-ultimately offering exercises for moral and creative formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an accessible way, this book explores the stories of several individuals whose creativity have become disordered by vice, introducing the reader to the often overlooked relationship between the moral character of the creative and the successful pursuit of flourishing creativity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Niermann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1725291800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781725291805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Matthew Niermann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982015922431,"sku":"9781725291805","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eafd2da9-5b71-4f53-bb12-5957bfa524a0.jpg?v=1683258799","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-humble-creative-matthew-niermann-9781725291805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}