{"product_id":"beauty-and-resistance-jonathan-p-walton-9781514012284","title":"Beauty and Resistance: Spiritual Rhythms for Formation and Repair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can you pursue justice, work toward a renewed world, and sustain your faith without burning out?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeauty and Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e is a call to rest for weary activists, justice advocates, and believers who long for a life of consistent peace and abundant purpose. Grounded in the conviction that God doesn't intend for you to live in chronic exhaustion and burnout, Jonathan Walton outlines a path that relies on the structure and support of a rule of life, first forged by the desert fathers and mothers of the faith but adapted for sustaining a collective and communal spirituality in today's world. \u003ci\u003eBeauty and Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e invites you into that rule of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough stories, prompts, and spiritual formation, Walton calls you to see the pain of the world and respond--not out of outrage, reactivity, or performance but as a rested person. It's an invitation to a life immersed in true rest in all its forms--from active rest to delight to community building--so that beauty and resistance naturally flow from your deeply rested life. Part personal narrative, part practical guide, \u003ci\u003eBeauty and Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e outlines ingredients essential to spiritual formation--\u003cb\u003erest, restore, resist, repeat\u003c\/b\u003e--and invites you to join God's renewal of all things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book, you'll learn: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to reflect God's kingdom in every area of your life. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to live out a rule of life grounded in Christ and his kingdom that leads to communal flourishing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow both beauty and resistance are necessary to fully engage with delight and grief, lament and rejoicing, and appreciation and disappointment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to live within your limits to contribute to radical flourishing in the world, recognizing that God is God and you are not.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can trade anxious, reactive spirituality for a grounded and freeing connection with God, yourself, and your neighbors. Whether you're a justice seeker teetering on the edge of burnout or someone desiring a deeper, sustainable connection with God while pursuing hard, necessary work, this book offers the spiritual scaffolding you need to tend to your interior life with God while sustaining the outward flow of love and engagement with the world. This book is your invitation to an integrative way of life that restores, renews, and fuels your pursuit of justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan P. Walton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1514012286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781514012284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jonathan P. Walton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46825724936447,"sku":"9781514012284","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f73ee3e-fce1-4c37-94a5-8d31bbdd86fb.jpg?v=1746073450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beauty-and-resistance-jonathan-p-walton-9781514012284","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}