{"product_id":"the-scandal-of-holiness-1","title":"The Scandal of Holiness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Award of Merit (Culture \u0026amp; the Arts)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Book Award (Nonfiction - Religion\/Philosophy)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHow 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes devotionals, prayers, wisdom from the saints, and more to help individuals and groups cultivate a saintly imagination. Foreword by Lauren F. Winner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Hooten Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55636360233336,"sku":"9781587437373","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9351\/9316\/files\/10117386_LRG.jpg?v=1787243493","url":"https:\/\/etcevents.co.uk\/products\/the-scandal-of-holiness-1","provider":"ETCEvents","version":"1.0","type":"link"}