{"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":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eArtist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom a Twelve-Week Journey\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eChristine Valters Paintner\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781933495293\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eSorin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e192\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Sorin Books","offers":[{"title":"Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom a Twelve-Week Journey | Christine Valters Paintner | Paperback | 9781933495293 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks A 1775215","offer_id":49724805677208,"sku":"1775215","price":176.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91J_azFrEQL.jpg?v=1787317801","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/artists-rule-nurturing-your-creative-soul-with-monastic-wisdom-a-twelve-week-journey","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}