Christine Valters Paintner
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Art and Spirituality, Benedictine Tradition, Spiritual Practices
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EmailChristine Valters Paintner, Ph.D., is a Benedictine Oblate and the online Abbess of Abbey of the Arts, a virtual monastery without walls offering online classes and resources in contemplative practice and creative expression. She is the author of Water, Wind, Earth and Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements (Ave Maria Press), The Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom (forthcoming 2011, Ave Maria Press), Lectio Divina: Transforming Words and Images into Heart-Centered Prayer (forthcoming 2011, Skylight Paths), and co-author of Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Expressive Arts to Spiritual Direction (Morehouse) and Lectio Divina: Contemplative Awakening and Awareness (Paulist Press).
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Christine earned her Ph.D. in Christian Spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, and her work focuses on the intersection of the arts, contemplative spirituality and practice, and the wisdom of the seasons. Visit her website Abbey of the Arts.
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