Description

Our lives are a complex web of relationships with those we most associate with by their face. For some this includes a face of God, imagined or as portrayed by artists. These relationships give us insights about ourselves and others that change how we think or what we believe or value. By focussing on the human face, Beyond the Face explores how portraits can help us relate to other people in an intentional and expectant way. Using a three-step method of noticing, responding, and reflecting they offer a straight-forward way both to read the human face in a portrait and to notice ourselves being read by it. Written in an accessible way, this is a book that will deepen our empathy for friends and strangers in order that we might live in a kinder and more generous way.

Publisher Review

'I found the approach of this book to be transformational in my own spiritual journey, it provides a simple framework which can be applied across many contexts to build connections with unfamiliar people and a deeper appreciation of what it means to be fully human.' -- Dr Anne Moseley * Faculty member, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies *