{"product_id":"9781933495552","title":"The Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice","description":"In this first book to explore photography as a spiritual practice from a Christian perspective, Christine Valters Paintner builds on the process of contemplative creativity she introduced online at Abbey of the Arts and in her book \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Rule\u003c\/i\u003e. She considers how a camera can help readers open \"the eyes of the heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e More than a book on photographic technique, \u003ci\u003eEyes of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is about cultivating photography as a spiritual practice. Adapting the monastic practice of lectio divina (sacred reading) into a form of visio divina (sacred seeing), spiritual director and Benedictine oblate Christine Valters Paintner invites readers to a new way of viewing the world--through the lens of a camera. Paintner guides readers through six themes connecting the medium of photography with the Christian spiritual life. Each theme provides a photographic journey in which the reader does not simply take images, but receives images and learns to see with \"the eyes of the heart\" (Eph 1:18). Photos by the author are included.","brand":"Ave Maria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141418696944,"sku":"9781933495552","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933495552_p0.jpg?v=1763640631","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933495552","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}