{"product_id":"scandal-of-holiness-book-jessica-hooten-wilson-9781587437373","title":"The Scandal of Holiness","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.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":54116284825873,"sku":"NIN9781587437373","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/scandal-of-holiness-book-jessica-hooten-wilson-9781587437373","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}