{"product_id":"pastors-in-the-classics-leland-ryken-9780801071973","title":"Pastors in the Classics: Timeless Lessons on Life and Ministry from World Literature","description":"Throughout the history of English literature, church ministers have figured prominently in novels, plays, morality tales, and even poetry. \u003ci\u003ePastors in the Classics\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique, unprecedented collection of relevant literary masterpieces in which the pastor's experience is a major part of the story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart 1 is a reader's guide to twelve important classics written over four centuries and covering seven different nationalities. Each chapter not only describes and interprets the work in question, it also highlights a specific feature of pastoral ministry explored in the work. Part 2 is a handbook that defines the canon of literary masterpieces that deal with the pastor's experience, offering reading suggestions for both ministers and lovers of literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the familiar (\u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCry, the Beloved Country\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e) to the lesser-known (\u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWitch Wood\u003c\/i\u003e) to the surprising (\u003ci\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e), this collection uncovers the good, the bad, and the ugly ways in which pastors have been presented to the reading public for the past half millennium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leland Ryken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801071976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801071973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baker Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.05w x 0.49d","brand":"Leland Ryken","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926109978879,"sku":"9780801071973","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_58bbfbef-18af-4a46-82e5-231ab333a564.jpg?v=1681081256","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pastors-in-the-classics-leland-ryken-9780801071973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}