{"title":"About Books by Leland Ryken","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff1212;\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003eAn academic look at the intersection of literature and the Christian faith through a collection of essays written by well-known Christian authors like C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien (\u003cem\u003eThe Christian Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e), as well as systematic, scholarly analysis (\u003cem\u003eThe Liberated Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0b0b;\"\u003eStats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eAdult nonfiction, faith \u0026amp; art. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries length: \u003c\/strong\u003eTwo stand-alone books\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommendation: \u003c\/strong\u003eAuthors, artists, and those seeking to understand the intersection of art and faith. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"liberated-imagination-by-leland-ryken","title":"The Liberated Imagination by Leland Ryken","description":"\u003cp\u003eNonfiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe arts--merely entertaining or indispensable? The arts belong to the Christian life. And in 'The Liberated Imagination' author Leland Ryken explores the God-ordained significance of art-its nature and purpose in relating to truth and everyday life. For both artist and audience, for student, teacher, and critic, this book is a road to discovering how participation in art and the imagination leads to a more intense sharing in life's riches, a deeper celebration of all that God has created, and a new awareness of the wideness of his grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe arts belong to the Christian life. We sometimes think of them as an extraneous luxury, but they have a strange way of asserting themselves in the most threatening of circumstances. When our humanity is in danger, the artistic spirit suddenly lives. The arts give us something indespensible to life. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46794894475490,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/NonFictionLiberatedImagination-Ryken.jpg?v=1776614000"},{"product_id":"the-christian-imagination-by-leland-ryken","title":"The Christian Imagination by Leland Ryken","description":"\u003cp\u003eNonfiction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Christian Imagination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together in a single source the best that has been written about the relationship between literature and the Christian faith. This anthology covers all of the major topics that fall within this subject and includes essays and excerpts from fifty authors, including C.S. 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