Gospel as work of art : imaginative truth and the open text / David Brown.
| Author/creator | Brown, David author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | xxviii, 572 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Religious control and the spiritual imagination -- Meaning and an open text -- Imaginative truth in theory and in art -- Truth in a changing narrative -- Through prayer and people -- Mystical and natural -- Responding to inherited traditions -- Why a gospel at all? -- Layers of revelation -- Miracle as symbol and sign -- Variety in parable and teaching -- Death and the exhaustion of metaphor -- The resurrected Lord and the Spirit -- The openness of faith. |
| Abstract | "An exploration of the gospel as an open text, surveying a range of Christian art and literature"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2023022279 |
| ISBN | 9780802882820 |
| ISBN | 080288282X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |