1st Edition

Vision, Mental Imagery and the Christian Life Insights from Science and Scripture

By Zoltán Dörnyei​ Copyright 2020
230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

This book uniquely explores how the notion of vision is presented in modern science and the Bible, and how it can be applied to contemporary Christian contexts. The word "vision", our ability to see, has been described by an increasing body of scholarship in the social sciences as our capacity for mental imagery and imagination. As such, this unique cognitive capability has been utilised in many... Read more

Introduction: The Nature and Significance of Vision; 1 Vision and mental imagery in science; 2 Applications of Vision in the Social Sciences; 3 Vision in Scripture; 4 The Essence of Biblical Vision; 5 The Vulnerability and Authentication of Divine Vision; 6 Cultivated Vision, Ignatian Spirituality and Vision-led Ministry; 7 Vision in the Christian life I: Discerning God’s Call; 8 Vision in the Christian Life II: Cultivating the Perceived Vision; Conclusion: Becoming a “Visionary” Christian



 

Biography



Zoltán Dörnyei is Professor of Psycholinguistics in the School of English, University of Nottingham (UK). During the past three decades he has published over 100 academic papers and 25 books on various aspects of the psychology of second language acquisition. Parallel to his main job, Zoltán has also undertaken training in theology: he obtained an MA in biblical interpretation and a second PhD in Theology at Durham University (UK). His publications in this area include Christian Faith and English Language Teaching and Learning (2013, New York: Routledge; with M. Wong and C. Kristjánsson) and Progressive Creation and the Struggles of Humanity in the Bible: A Canonical Narrative Interpretation (2018, Eugene, OR: Pickwick).