Seeing and Believing: The Eye of Faith in a Visual Culture

By Stuart C Devenish

In a cinematic culture where multiple visions of reality "play" at the same time, it is critical that Christian believers know how to confidently identify and "discern," among other stories, the Jesus-story that defines their most important commitment in life. Using the optical metaphor of the "eye of faith," the author identifies the spiritual life as a "visual life." Through themes such as "looking through Jesus' eyes," the bible as a "visionary text," and the church as a "wide-eyed people," he builds a connecting bridge between the seeing-soul in Christian spirituality, and the twenty-first century as the "age of the eye." The key words for this exploration are spirituality, discipleship, insight, luminescence, and optical "therapy." The author proposes the need for a "catechism of the eye" that will lead to the renewal of Christian ministry, spirituality, discipleship, and identity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498261795
• ISBN13: 9781498261791
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"