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    Theopoetics: Spiritual Poetry for Contemplative Theology and Daily Living
    Theopoetics: Spiritual Poetry for Contemplative Theology and Daily Living
    Theopoetics: Spiritual Poetry for Contemplative Theology and Daily Living
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    Theopoetics: Spiritual Poetry for Contemplative Theology and Daily Living

    By Phillip Michael Garner and Shaun Galford

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    Theopoetics is a collection of poetry filled with reflective inspiration from the heart and mind of a person filled with pathos over the plight of humanity. Each poem reflects his personal wrestling with theology and reality as he is determined to bring God into the world with a synthesis of pathos, intellect, experience, and words. The aesthetic of poetry provides the author with an expressive outlet to imagine life within a genre where limitations give way to possibilities, in a world where the concretization of society prevails.

    Theopoetics is an effort to communicate spirituality combined with theology into words; words that ignite the soul with hope and challenge. Each poem contains numerous theological insights born from years of teaching students both in the classroom and abroad. These efforts at educating have been in active pursuit of bringing tikkun olam, that is repairing the world, to oppressed persons and various communities of need.

    The author is committed to the idea that theology must be practical with ready application for participating in salvation as both personal and historical. As a practitioner of nonviolence his calls for peace resonate throughout the book. Theopoetics is for persons seeking a spiritually challenging devotional experience.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWipf and Stock
    Release dateAug 29, 2017
    ISBN9781498243735
    Theopoetics: Spiritual Poetry for Contemplative Theology and Daily Living
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    Phillip Michael Garner

    Phillip Michael Garner is an avid reader and competent interpreter of a vast array of theological efforts. Mike was raised in a small town, in a citrus valley in California. At thirteen he worked alongside Spanish speaking immigrants. His earliest religious experiences were in a small Pentecostal church. He was educated at Azusa Pacific University. His international experiences among the poorest people in the world provide the backdrop for the pathos in his writing.

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