Mary Jane Miller

Miracles and Parables

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Miracles and Parables is a small book designed to address new attitude: that Jesus the man and Christ the consciousness 'are' and are not the same. Jesus lived and taught us through signs and miracles. He showed us what it looks like to be fully human by walking among us. Christ on the other hand is the spirit of God manifested first in Jesus the man and now Divine energy dispersed and made accessible for all of humanity. Mary Jane is respectful of the iconography tradition and knowledgeable of its long history but feels free to challenge the male-dominated church landscape of today's theology. The text and image are uniquely formatted. Because an image is without words its impact is gentler, our response may be emotional without words. With the added descriptions and history the iconography comes alive in a special dynamic way. Miracles and Parables is a 44-page introduction to narrative iconography, it incorporates 30 full-color icons, all original works by Mary Jane Miller using a mixture of egg yolk and ancient dirt. She juxtaposed the images with text that included history, religious context, and her reflections. The iconography combines inspired meditation and prayer to stimulate startling conclusions hidden in the images. An Introduction to Christina imagery and Biblical Stories of Jesus in a Visual Narrative, Each icon in the collection is meticulously crafted using earth pigments and carefully layered to create a flawless masterpiece. The egg tempera Byzantine technique beautifully captures the Earth's essence and organic life while melding with ancient Biblical imagery.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: San Miguel Icons
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 120g
• ISBN-13: 9798988628361
• Artikelnr.: 75264846

Autorenporträt

Author Bio. Mary Jane Miller is a Byzantine style iconographer with over 30 years of experience. While living full time in San Miguel Allende, Mexico, Miller writes luxuriously, blending historical content, and personal insights to arrive at contemporary conclusions about faith. Her books are unique, provocative and at times unorthodox filled with beautiful collections of sacred art. Icon Painting Revealed, The Byzantine Iconography, In light of Women, and Life in Christ. Miller has been published online and in publications such as Divine Temple Russian Orthodox Journal, Feminism and Religion, Faith and Forum Magazine, Liturgy Today and Profiles of Catholicism. She teaches 4 courses annually, 5 day immersion workshops. website: www.sanmiguelicons.com and http://sacrediconretreat.com/Mary Jane's work comes from a place of love. A fierce love for Jesus, for the tradition of iconography, and for this precious planet Earth. And because of this love and out of this love, she is willing to question and expose the areas where we may have limited the divine, where growth is needed, and where perhaps we can do better. Mary Jane's Christ occupies a much larger box than many. And because of her fearless questioning, she is constantly poking holes in that box, expanding it and letting the light in. Her How to Books, instruction books on the ancient technique of iconography, essays, and collections ask for and encourage new conclusions within a Bible-based religion. Sacred art and this ancient spiritual practice are indeed intimately linked to the divine.