Bøger af David Thistlethwaite

One day Mr Gordon Collins, a professional list-maker from the government, explores the mountain that overlooks his home and discovers a whole family who are not yet on his list. The difference is that this family - father Sammy, mother Eleanor, daughter Rosie and son Daniel - are dragons, and friendly ones at that... The adventures of this lively dragon family, and of Sammy in particular, formed the basis of numerous stories written by the author to entertain his granddaughter. Now a selection of ten of them is available to all readers, young and old alike. With wit and humour, these tales gently tackle aspects of life we all have to think about: the power of kindness, for instance, or learning to tell the difference between good and bad people. Suitable for reading aloud to children aged 6-8, Sammy The Dragon is an excellent choice for anyone who loves stories that are both amusing and thought-provoking. So, come and join Sammy and his family in their adventures, and discover the many lessons to be learned from these delightful dragons.

The Art of God traces the progressive loss in the West of contact with, or faith in, a real created order, and discusses the manifestations of this loss in fine art. Making detailed reference to specific artists and works, Thistlewaite shows how the diversity of our responses to modern art, as well as that of previous centuries, inescapably raises the question of truth.This readable and thought-provoking book breaks new ground as it links the pleasures of art to the dynamic character of God, and asks what happens to creativity and to artists when the appreciation of God is absent. It thus offers readers a fresh perspective from which to appreciate art.""For anyone who cares about the visual arts in today's culture, this is essential reading. David Thistlewaite combines the learning of years of reading and reflection with a passion for the practical and down-to-earth. It is gracious, engaging, and rich in wisdom. I commend it warmly.""--Jeremy BegbieDirector, Theology Through the ArtsCentre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies, University of Cambridge""Here is a book on art and religion that is mercifully free of art-speak. Unlike any recieved notion of fundamentalists that one might have, the writer David Thistlewaited is sophisticated, highly literate, and intellectually able to fight his corner for his faith. Although, for the moment at least, i do not necessarily share all of the writer's beliefs, I welcome this book for the opportunity it allows to look critically at art through the eyes of a thoughtful Christian.""--Michael SandleFRBSDavid Thistlethwaite read Art History at Cambridge, spent four years with Old Master and Modern British art in a leading Bond Street, London, gallery, before returning to Cambridge to do research. As well as writing and speaking on art and faith, David is a painter of landscape and portraits (see www.artinthecountry.co.uk) and currently works for The John Ray Initiative, a Christian environmental charity based in Cheltenham, England.