{"product_id":"the-scandal-of-holiness-jessica-hooten-wilson-9781587435249","title":"The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Award of Merit (Culture \u0026amp; the Arts)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilver Book Award (Nonfiction - Religion\/Philosophy)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Hooten Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1587435241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587435249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brazos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/24\/2022","brand":"Jessica Hooten Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050616647935,"sku":"9781587435249","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b72ace57-f3e7-4153-9a9f-05dc5f52d2ea.jpg?v=1685008269","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scandal-of-holiness-jessica-hooten-wilson-9781587435249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}