Thumbprint in the Clay Divine Marks of Beauty, Order and Grace by Luci Shaw

Thumbprint in the Clay Divine Marks of Beauty, Order and Grace by Luci Shaw

The thumbprint . . . is for me a singular clue to human identity. . . . Just as each human thumbprint is unique, its pattern inscribed on the work of our hands and minds, the Creator's is even more so--the original thumbprints on the universe, declares poet Luci Shaw. We worship an endlessly creative God whose thumbprints are reflected everywhere we look--in sunsets, mountains, ocean waves--and in the invisible rhythms that shape our lives, such as the movement of planets around the sun. And this creative and ever-creating God has also left indelible thumbprints on us. We reflect God's imprint most clearly, perhaps, in our own creating and appreciation for beauty. A longing for beauty is inherent to being human. We don't create things that are purely practical; we desire them to be aesthetically pleasing as well. Beauty is also powerful, in its redemptiveness, generosity, inspiration. In reflecting on the role of beauty in our lives, Luci Shaw writes, Beauty is Love taking form in human lives and the works of their hands. So come, join Luci Shaw as she ponders through the beauty of poetry and prose the places, sometimes unexpected, where she encounters God's fingerprints, and let it help you learn to see them in your life as well.

Shaw, Luci: - Shaw is a frequent retreat facilitator and leads writing workshops in church and university settings. She has lectured in North America and abroad on topics such as art and spirituality, the Christian imagination, poetry-writing and journal-writing as an aid to artistic and spiritual growth. She is poetry editor and a contributing editor of the quarterly journal Radix that celebrates art, literature, music, psychology, science and the media. She is also poetry and fiction editor of Crux, an academic journal published quarterly by Regent College. In 2013 she received the Denise Levertov Award for Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University and Image, and her papers are preserved in the Luci Shaw Collection at Wheaton College's Buswell Library. Shaw lives in Bellingham, Washington, with her husband John Hoyte.

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ISBN 13	9780830844579
ISBN 10	0830844570
Title	Thumbprint in the Clay Divine Marks of Beauty, Order and Grace
Author	Luci Shaw
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ivp Books
Year published	2016-04-04
Number of pages	205
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