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Author: Lewis Hyde
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 356
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKStarting with the premise that the work of art is a gift and not a commodity, this revolutionary book ranges across anthropology, literature, economics, and psychology to show how the 'commerce of the creative spirit' functions in the lives of artists and in culture as a whole.
Author: Nathan Sparkes
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2019-01-15
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9780244450472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImagination is a gift from God. Our imagination can either be a blessing in our lives, or it can be a curse. Allowing God into our heart and mind, we learn to receive the promises of God. This book is my journey of how God turned my life around as I turned away from the sin in my life, looking to Jesus Christ, the Author and finisher of our Faith.
Author: JB Malatji
Publisher: Jacob B Malatji (Pty) Ltd
Published: 2024-01-10
Total Pages: 94
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In 'The Gift of Imagination: The Power of Curious Minds,' siblings Sarah and Tom embark on an enchanting adventure destined to captivate the hearts and imaginations of readers aged 9-12. Their lives take an unexpected turn when they relocate to a charming yet mysterious old house in a picturesque town, with the true magic concealed within the long-forgotten attic. Initially appearing ordinary, the house conceals the allure of a locked attic, untouched for decades, stirring the siblings' curiosity. Unbeknownst to them, this dusty attic becomes the gateway to a captivating mystery that will forever alter their destinies. The narrative unfolds with the excitement of a new beginning as Sarah and Tom settle into their new home. Yet, the locked attic, cast in shadows and off-limits due to parental warnings, intensifies their intrigue, fuelling their determination to unveil its secrets. Their journey brims with suspense and excitement as they stumble upon an ancient key, the missing link unlocking the attic's door and revealing forgotten relics, each holding a fragment of the overarching puzzle. Central to the tale is the siblings' unwavering resolve to decipher the attic's mysteries, leading them to believe in the existence of a hidden treasure within the town. Along the way, they unravel the town's history, its idiosyncrasies, and the stories of its past inhabitants. 'The Gift of Imagination: The Power of Curious Minds' weaves a narrative tapestry of adventure, friendship, and the exhilaration of discovery. The siblings find companionship in local kids who join their treasure hunt, forging an unbreakable bond. Each chapter unfolds a journey of wonder and exploration, imparting valuable lessons on history, teamwork, and perseverance. As Sarah and Tom draw closer to their goal, a pivotal clue surfaces, guiding them to the treasure's concealed location. The tale concludes with heartfelt resonance as the siblings, alongside their newfound friends, unveil the long-lost treasure, discovering its true worth surpasses their wildest imaginations. More than a mere story, 'The Gift of Imagination: The Power of Curious Minds' extends an invitation to a world of curiosity, adventure, and the transformative power of teamwork. This book encourages young readers to embrace their innate sense of wonder, explore their surroundings, and appreciate the magic concealed in the most unexpected places."
Author: Kerry Kirkwood
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
Published: 2012-08-21
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 0768488125
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJust imagine! Does God want you to use your imagination? Are Christians to turn off their imaginative, creative side when they become mature believers? The answers may surprise you! The Power of Imagination reveals the part of spiritual life that is often shunned or closeted away because it may seem New Age or too unconventional. On the contrary, when believers use their imaginations to see beyond current circumstances into the realm where God paints pictures in their minds, healings are commonplace, goals are accomplished, dreams come true, and victories are celebrated! But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:14-18). You can develop the ability to see as God sees. You can see the future that He planned for you before you were born. Through the power of your God-given imagination, nothing is impossible—no problem too big, no relationship too broken. This exciting new way of living is thoughtfully and biblically presented in a refreshing and empowering way that will keep you imagining for years to come. Topics include: How to Develop a Godly Imagination Supernatural Vision Living from the Inside Out Discerning Vain Imaginations Seeing the Unseen Deep Calls Unto Deep A special chapter is devoted to healing the orphan spirit that can keep people from becoming all God intended for them—walls are identified and torn down, replaced with a beacon of beauty and light shining throughout the spirit, body, and soul. Just imagine!
Author: John M. Withers, IV
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-05-12
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781545489215
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYou are struggling to survive a day in high school. Luckily, a goblin--your friend--offers you a way to make it better. Do you take it? You decide. You need the book, three dice, and a notepad to keep track of the adventure as you figure out how to succeed. You are the hero!
Author: Azar Nafisi
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2015-08-27
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 0099558939
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the author of the bestselling memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran comes a powerful and passionate case for the vital role of fiction today. Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taught The Great Gatsby and other classics to her eager students in Iran. In this exhilarating follow-up, Nafisi has written the book her fans have been waiting for: an impassioned, beguiling and utterly original tribute to the vital importance of fiction in a democratic society. Taking her cue from a challenge thrown to her at a reading, she energetically responds to those who say fiction has nothing to teach us today. Blending memoir and polemic with close readings of her favourite novels, she invites us to join her as citizens of her 'Republic of Imagination', a country where the villains are conformity, and orthodoxy and the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream.
Author: Joseph R. Wiebe
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781481303866
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWendell Berry teaches us to love our places--to pay careful attention to where we are, to look beyond and within, and to live in ways that are not captive to the mastery of cultural, social, or economic assumptions about our life in these places. Creation has its own integrity and demands that we confront it. In The Place of Imagination, Joseph R. Wiebe argues that this confrontation is precisely what shapes our moral capacity to respond to people and to places. Wiebe contends that Berry manifests this moral imagination most acutely in his fiction. Berry's fiction, however, does not portray an average community or even an ideal one. Instead, he depicts broken communities in broken places--sites and relations scarred by the routines of racial wounds and ecological harm. Yet, in the tracing of Berry's characters with place-based identities, Wiebe demonstrates the way in which Berry's fiction comes to embody Berry's own moral imagination. By joining these ambassadors of Berry's moral imagination in their fictive journeys, readers, too, can allow imagination to transform their affection, thereby restoring place as a facilitator of identity as well as hope for healed and whole communities. Loving place translates into loving people, which in turn transforms broken human narratives into restored lives rooted and ordered by their places.
Author: J. Robert Barth
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2015-03-08
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 1400867193
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudying the nature of symbol in Coleridge's work, Father Barth shows that it is central to Coleridge's intellectual endeavor in poetry and criticism as well as in philosophy and theology. He finds symbol to be an essentially religious reality for Coleridge, one that partakes of the nature of a sacrament, especially sacrament as an encounter between material and spiritual reality. Father Barth notes that eighteenth-century poetry was by and large a poetry of metaphor rather than of symbol, a poetry of reference rather than of encounter. In close readings of the poetry of Wordsworth and Coleridge, he shows how they practiced and developed the poetry of symbol. Finally, analyzing the symbolic imagination, the author concludes that it is a phenomenon profoundly linked with the experience of Romanticism itself and with a fundamental change in religious sensibility. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author: Ted Turnau
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
Published: 2023-07-20
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 1789744776
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat should the church's cultural witness be? Too often, it has been marked by political strong-arming or fearful withdrawal into the "Christian bubble." There is another way: creative cultural engagement, using our imaginations to plant oases in the desert, breathable spaces that refresh, challenge, and draw together Christians and non-Christians alike. Oases refresh the soul, provoke discussion, challenge assumptions, and lead the imagination to a new place. In Oasis of Imagination, Ted Turnau lays out the Biblical mandate for engaging culture, and why the imaginative path holds promise. He explores the nature of the imagination from both Scripture and nature. He asks, "What makes a Christian imagination that resonates with non-Christians different?" He explores examples of Christian creativity done well from video games to movies to music to The Lord of the Rings. He challenges the church, artist and non-artist alike, to be intentional about their own imaginative lives, how artists and non-artists can support each other, as they together engage in building bridges and being cultural ambassadors to the wider community. In-depth and wide-ranging, Oasis of Imagination equips and encourages Christians, whatever their calling, to consider how to imaginatively enter into the broader cultural conversation, beyond the culture-warring and Christian bubbles. It seeks to provoke a conversation within the church between its artists and non-artists about how best to unleash our God-given creativity to shine light into the broader culture.
