Creativity and spirituality : a multidisciplinary perspective

The volume was developed to address conceptual, relational and formational questions around the phenomena of creativity and spirituality from a multidisciplinary perspective. We acknowledge the complexity of each phenomenon, and the need for multiple perspectives, in a number of ways. First, differe...

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Other Authors Miner, Maureen (Editor), Dowson, Martin (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing Inc., 2017.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806609192
DOI10.1108/978-1-68123-665-0
Physical Description1 online resource (216 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Creativity and spirituality: Psychological perspectives / Maureen Miner
  • Section I. The philosophy and theology of creativity
  • Chapter 2. Faithful imagination: The spiritual life and the creative process / Stuart Devenish
  • Chapter 3. Constraint and transcendence: Theology and the umwelt of creativity / Nicola Hoggard Creegan
  • Chapter 4. Shared creativity and spirituality in art, science and religion / Martin Dowson
  • Section II. The person of the artist: Psychology, spirituality, and creativity
  • Chapter 5. Understanding the creative artist: Exploring spirituality as a protective factor for the highly creative / Julie Crabtree and Jeff Crabtree
  • Chapter 6. The lively self: Fostering psychological and spiritual health and wellbeing in student actors / Marie-Thérèse Proctor
  • Chapter 7. Producing a passion play in the 21st century / Ros Riley
  • Section III. Creativity and spirituality in higher education
  • Chapter 8. Creativity and spirituality in higher education: A case for inclusion / Maureen Miner
  • Chapter 9. Nurturing innovation in performance training: Embodying values of interconnection, collectivity, and interaction in higher education / Mark Cariston Seton
  • Chapter 10. Integrating creativity and spirituality in higher education / Maureen Miner
  • About the authors.