Kicking at the Darkness: Bruce Cockburn and the Christian Imagination

By Brian J. Walsh

Book Overview

For forty years, singer and songwriter Bruce Cockburn has been writing beautifully evocative music. Bestselling author and respected theologian Brian Walsh has followed Cockburn's work for years and has written and spoken often on his art. In this creative theological and cultural engagement, Walsh reveals the imaginative depth and uncompromising honesty of the artist's Christian spirituality. Cockburn offers hope in the midst of doubt, struggle, failure, and anger; indeed, the sentiment of "kicking at the darkness" is at the heart of his spirituality. This book engages the rich imagery of Cockburn's lyrics as a catalyst for shaping and igniting a renewed Christian imagination.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00DF87MU0
• ISBN13: 9781587432538
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Brazos Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"