The Eyes of the Heart

Author: Frederick Buechner
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061742082
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
From critically acclaimed author and Pulitzer Prize runner-up Frederick Buechner comes another powerfully honest memoir, The Eyes of the Heart. Full of poinant insights into his most personal relationships, this moving account traces how the author was shaped as much by his family's secrets as by its celebrations.Within the innermost chambers of his consciousness, Buechner, in his characteristically self-searching style, explores the mysteries and truths behind his deepest connections to family, friends, and mentors. Extraordinarily moving, this memoir follows not chronology but the converging paths of Buechner's imagination and memory. Buechner invites us into his library-his own Magic Kingdom, Surrounded by his beloved books and treasures, we discover how they serve as the gateway to Buechner's mind and heart. He draws the reader into his recollections, moving seamlessly from reminiscence to contemplation. Buechner recounts events such as the tragic suicide of his father and its continual fallout on his life, intimate and little-known details about his deep friendship with the late poet James Merrill, and his ongoing struggle to understand the complexities of his relationship to his mother. This cast of characters comprised of Buechner's relatives and loved ones is brought to vibrant life by his peerless writing and capacity to probe the depths of his own consciousness. Buechner visits his past with an honest eye and a heart open to the most painful and life-altering of realizations. heartbreaking and enlightening, The Eyes of the Heart is a treasure for any who have ever pondered the meaning and mystery of their own past. As "one of our finest writers," according to author Annie Dillard, Frederick Buechner provides yet another chapter in the tale of his life in this gripping memoir tracing the complicated roots and path of his inner life and family, with their multitude of intersections." The Eyes of the Heart stands as a touching testimonial to the significance of kinship to the author as well as to the legions of readers who have come to regard him as one of their own.

Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart

Author: Elizabeth T. Groppe
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
ISBN: 0813232899
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
In an era in which the internet has made pornography readily accessible, Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart offers a theological critique of pornography and retrieves from the Christian tradition an alternative visual culture. This visual culture is constituted by both the character of the images we behold and the manner in which we see. Contributors include psychologists William M. Struthers and Jill Manning, who address the neurological effects of pornography and its influences on personal, familial, and social life. Their professional analysis is complemented by the testimony of a young man in recovery from pornography addiction. In an exposition of Christian visual culture, Orthodox iconographer Randi Sider-Rose describes the spiritual discipline of icon writing, Danielle M. Peters, S.T.D., surveys the iconography and art of Marian traditions, and art historian Dianne Phillips elucidates the meaning of divine desire as evident in Catholic visual culture of the late medieval and early modern periods. Catholic theologians Ann W. Astell, Nathanial Peters, Boyd Taylor Coolman, and Nicolas Ogle discuss specific practices and dimensions of the Catholic tradition that can contribute to the cultivation of sacramental vision, and David W. Fagerberg, Kimberly Hope Belcher, Jennifer Newsome Martin, and John C. Cavadini offer reflections on sacramental imagination and the healing of vision. Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart is a work of scholarship composed with pastoral care and concern, and it will be serviceable to both classroom teachers and pastoral ministers. A special feature of the book is an inset of seventy-two full-color plates featuring both classic and contemporary works of Christian iconography and art. The essays and images invite readers to behold in beauty the truth that we are created by the triune God not for sexual objectification but with a sacramental vocation to deification through Christ and the Holy Spirit of love.

Eyes of the Heart

Author: Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 106

Book Description
Looks at globalization, colonialism, education, and women's status through the eyes of the Haitian people.

Beautiful in God's Eyes

Author: Elizabeth George
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736930787
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Beauty is more than skin deep— it starts in the heart and works outward Exploring the timeless wisdom of Proverbs 31, Bible teacher Elizabeth George reveals how you can become a woman of true beauty—a woman who desires to honor God in all that she says and does. Beautiful in God's Eyes helps you make each day immensely meaningful as you delight in God and discover how to... experience instant progress toward personal goals manage daily life more effectively tap into unlimited energy apply biblical principles to enhance relationships move from the ordinary to the extraordinary You can experience a richer, more exciting spiritual walk as you embrace God's design for true beauty in your life.

Through the Heart's Eyes

Author: Alexandra Vasiliu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997008999
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 74

Book Description
An inspirational poetry collection about love, longing, hope, happiness, peace, and harmony.

Dark Sayings

Author: Michael Bull
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781985358324
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 470

Book Description
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR A BOOK OF CONTEMPLATIVE THEOLOGY TO BE NEO-NOIR? In some ways, this collection of essays does resemble a detective novel: there are mysteries to solve, it always seems to be night-time, conventional methods are ignored, and nothing is what it appears to be. The Bible demonstrates that all good theology is not only a story, it is a movie, and not only a movie, but a movie deliberately designed to perplex, surprise and unsettle us. However, while the anxiety, alienation, romance, and dark wit (hopefully) remain, this book reserves noir's hard-boiled cynicism and nihilism for the foibles of those who rebel against God. For the Christian writer-director, the darkness is only a device employed to bring the reader to the light. The deliberate ambiguities are only temporary cowls that eventually will be stripped away. Like the Bible, which, if we are honest, is a very dark book, these Dark Sayings, in their fundamental mindset and ultimate trajectory, are unshakably optimistic.

Eyes of the Heart

Author: Russell Haitch
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1506450547
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
Growing up in a world shaped by science and technology, young people may easily lose sight of God. Or, as this book shows, their "eyes of the heart" can become opened like never before. With wit and insight, Russell Haitch offers a model for unifying faith and science that does not compromise either good science or Christian convictions. In Eyes of the Heart: Seeing God in an Age of Science, Haitch puts this model to the acid test by showing how it resolves long-standing (and still heated) issues of creation and evolution. Compelling stories and clear explanations make this book appealing to a wide audience, including parents, youth workers, and young people themselves. The ideas are deep--Haitch covers a lot of ground, from Einstein and Hawking to Augustine and Hildegard of Bingen. But the book's arguments are easy to follow, and its bite-size chapters are enjoyable to read.

Lucky Eyes and a High Heart

Author: Nancy Cardozo
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 504

Book Description
Maud Gonne was born in England to a proper English family, but she loved Ireland and dedicated her life to fighting for its independence from England. She became known as the "Irish Joan of Arc" and battled for expolited Irish tenant farmers, for starving Irish children, for the rights of women. -- Book Jacket

Eyes of the Heart

Author: Jacey Mitchell
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297

Book Description
In this book, Eyes of the Heart, you find that the main character, Nathaniel Matthews is a high ranking officer in the United States Marines. He lives in Dripping Springs, Texas which is my favorite town, finding himself falling in love with a woman who is also in the marines. Matthews and a few of his war buddies are facing several wars in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan as 1st Lieutenant Matthews learns what it like to become a husband, a father and a protector.

God's Heart Through a Horse's Eyes

Author: Jessie Vyvyan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578655031
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Horses and man have been working together for thousands of years. Horses are spiritual creatures and can help us to become more spiritual. They live the way that God designed them to, true to themselves and to those around them, and to their Creator. By observing them and working with them they can show us a better way to live and they can bring us closer to the Creator. Horses have taught me many lessons which I share with you now in the hopes that it will inspire and encourage you.Joy, Peace, Patience, Forgiveness, and Unconditional Love will fill your lifeas you learn to walk the path that God has laid out for you.And the horse will be your guide.