The Scandal of Holiness - Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints (Hardcover)

Christianity Today 2023 Award of Merit (Culture & the Arts) How do we become better people? Initiatives such as New Year's resolutions, vision boards, thirty-day plans, and self-help books often fail to compel us to live differently. We settle for small goals--frugal spending, less yelling at the kids, more time at the gym--but we are called to something far greater. We are created to be holy. Award-winning author Jessica Hooten Wilson explains that learning to hear the call of holiness requires cultivating a new imagination--one rooted in the act of reading. Learning to read with eyes attuned to the saints who populate great works of literature moves us toward holiness, where God opens up a way of living that extends far beyond what we can conjure for ourselves. Literature has the power to show us what a holy life looks like, and these depictions often scandalize even as they shape our imagination. As such, careful reading becomes a sort of countercultural spiritual discipline. The book includes devotionals, prayers, wisdom from the saints, and more to help individuals and groups cultivate a saintly imagination. Foreword by Lauren F. Winner.

General

Imprint:	Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2022
Authors:	Jessica Hooten Wilson • Lauren Winner
Dimensions:	222 x 146 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-58743-524-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice
LSN:	1-58743-524-1
Barcode:	9781587435249

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