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Boredom and the Religious Imagination. Michael L. Raposa
Date: 01 Nov 1999
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Paperback::144 pages
ISBN10: 0813919258
ISBN13: 9780813919256
Publication City/Country: Charlottesville, United States
File size: 30 Mb
Dimension: 140.97x 216.66x 17.53mm::294.84g
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Boredom and the Religious Imagination Boredom and the Religious Imagination book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Boredom matter Boredom matters, writes Michael Raposa, because it represents a threat to spiritual life. Boredom can undermine prayer and meditation and signal the failure of religious imagination. If you engage it seriously, however, it can also be the starting point for philosophical reflection and spiritual insight. Boredom and the Religious Imagination. Michael L. Raposa. Studies in Religion and Culture. Charlottesville and London: University Press of Virginia, 1999. Xiii + 199 pp. $40.00 (cloth); $13.95 (paper). Friends looked at me strangely when I told them, "I'm reading the most interesting book on boredom. Buy Boredom and the Religious Imagination (Studies in Religion & Culture) (Studies in Religion and Culture) Michael L. Raposa (ISBN: 9780813918983) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get this from a library! Boredom and the religious imagination. [Michael L Raposa] - The Gospel of Mark depicts a prayerful and passionate Jesus juxtaposed with his drowsy disciples in Gethsemane. Their failure to discern what is happening in their midst, Raposa suggests, is a Boredom and the Religious Imagination (Studies in Religion and Culture) [Michael L. Raposa] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Boredom matters, writes Michael Raposa, because it represents a threat to spiritual life. Boredom can undermine prayer and meditation and signal the failure of religious imagination. If you engage it seriously The religious imagination is one that can recognize the emptiness of its own images; it has been brought to emptiness and silence and must proceed from there. One can then recognize the "signs" (signs of God's will) in future experience. Boredom/acedia was once a subject of great religious interest, but recent generations have ignored it. BOREDOM AND THE RELIGIOUS IMAGINATION Download Boredom And The Religious Imagination ebook PDF or Read Online books in PDF, EPUB, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to BOREDOM AND THE RELIGIOUS IMAGINATION book pdf for free now. Boredom matters, writes Michael Raposa, because it represents a threat to spiritual life. Boredom can undermine prayer and meditation and signal the failure of religious imagination. If you engage it seriously, however, it can also be the starting point for philosophical reflection and spiritual insight. It can serve as a prelude to the discovery or rebirth of religious meaning. Boredom, then