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Dinah Livingstone Essay

Dinah Livingstone
The Making of Humanity: Poetic Vision and Kindness
an essay in four chapters published on 19th July 2017.
Essay. 140 pages. £10. ISBN 9780904872484
Paperback book or pdf file (same price).

What is the point of poetry? And why with our poetic genius do we create a whole imaginary supernatural realm? Isn't it enough for humankind to be rational animals, or try to be? Why are we also poetic animals, and need to be? Looking closely at various poems, this book explores poetry and theology as sister arts. It believes that poetic vision and kindness are the making of humanity.

From reviews:

'I ... urge as many readers of Acumen as possible to get hold of this valuable book and read, mark and inwardly digest it' -- Glyn Pursglove in Acumen

'I very much enjoyed reading this book and recommend it highly.' -- Frank Regan in Renew

'The book isn't just an abstract argument or speculation. It looks closely at a variety of poems, including three well known passages in the New Testament. . . I found her reading of these passages as poetry both illuminating and liberating, and her reference to the original Greek very helpful in understanding the nuances that are inevitably lost in translation.' -- Carol Palfrey in Progressive Voices

'...the text's content is rich and powerful' -- Tom Rubens in Ethical Record

' I found this book a stimulating volume to read, at times provocative, occasionally frustrating, but always imbued with a spirit of humanity of which Dinah Livingstone speaks so eloquently.' -- David Williams in Signs of the Times

'The book is the work of a poet and skilled translator who applies these gifts to reducing a "supernatural" God to some guiding ideas about how to be fully human.' -- Bridget Nichols in Church Times

'...a vision brilliantly explored in this extraordinary book.' -- Tony Windross in Sofia

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Dinah Livingstone Poetry:
The Vision Splendid |
Poems of Hampstead Heath and Regent's Park |
Kindness |
Presence |
More Poetry |
Dinah Livingstone Essays: Poetic Tales |
The Poetry of Earth |
Dinah's Page |