The Shoes of Van Gogh: A Spiritual and Artistic Journey to the Ordinary

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Crossroad Publishing Company, 2004 - Art - 158 pages
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This personal and reflective book is an exploration of Vincent Van Gogh as spiritual guide, specifically as the most important spiritual guide for great teachers such as Henri Nouwen. Topics include Van Gogh's life, Van Gogh's conversion from drawing to painting, and the evocative power of still life versus portrait. Package includes 10 drawings from Van Gogh and is designed for easy reading.

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Contents

Henri Nouwen and the Abbey
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Four
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The Mystery of His Fathers Bible
37
Copyright

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About the author (2004)

Cliff Edwards is Professor of Religion in the School of World Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. His education spans East and West. With a PhD in biblical studies and world religions from Northwestern University, he has studied in France, Switzerland, Israel, and a Zen monastery in Japan, and has been a Coolidge Fellow in New York and a Visiting Fellow at Oxford University. Among his books are Van Gogh and God, The Shoes of Van Gogh, and Mystery of the Night Cafe, as well as a biblical commentary and two books on haiku.

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TitleThe Shoes of Van Gogh: A Spiritual and Artistic Journey to the Ordinary
AuthorCliff Edwards
Editionillustrated
PublisherCrossroad Publishing Company, 2004
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedNov 15, 2007
ISBN0824521420, 9780824521424
Length158 pages
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Art / History / General
Religion / Spirituality
Self-Help / Spiritual
  
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