{"product_id":"artists-rule-nurturing-your-creative-soul-with-monastic-wisdom-a-twelve-week-journey","title":"Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom a Twelve-Week Journey","description":"\u003ch1\u003eArtist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom a Twelve-Week Journey\u003c\/h1\u003eChristine Valters Paintner,Christine Valters Paintner\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sorin Books\u003cbr\u003eJuly 11 2011\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781933495293\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1933495294\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e, by Christine Valters Paintner, author of \u003ci\u003eWater, Wind, Earth, and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, invites readers to discover and develop their creative gifts in a spirit of prayer and reflection. This twelve-week course draws on the insights and practices of Benedictine spirituality to explore the interplay between contemplation and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummarized in the phrase \"pray and work,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of St. Benedict\u003c\/i\u003e provides the inspiration for Christine Valters Paintner's newest exploration of the mutually nourishing relationship between contemplative practices and creative expression. Artists of all stripes and stations in life--poets or painters, potters or photographers--will discover how traditions of Benedictine, Celtic, and desert spirituality can offer new sources of inspiration for their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough this twelve-week course, themes like \"Sacred Tools and Sacred Space,\" \"Creative Solitude and Community,\" and \"Nature as a Source of Revelation and Inspiration\" are enriched by Paintner's perceptive discussion and enhanced by insightful quotations from well-known artists and writers. Ideally formatted for faith sharing groups and parish retreats, this guide offers suggestions for grounding both the creative and the spiritual life through three basic practices: walking, \u003ci\u003electio divina\u003c\/i\u003e, and journaling. In sync with Paintner's vibrant Internet presence, \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Rule\u003c\/i\u003e is supplemented with online resources, including guided meditation podcasts, video lessons, and discussions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67393106477101,"sku":"WHS-f756009b85514c8fb299e955b6ccde4b","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_2b3eb448-ef10-4959-b337-b5568e11ccd0.jpg?v=1787371475","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/artists-rule-nurturing-your-creative-soul-with-monastic-wisdom-a-twelve-week-journey","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}