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The Courage to See: Daily Inspiration from Great Literature
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by Greg Garrett, Sabrina FountainGreg Garrett
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Overview
Book lovers know there is something sacred in the stories, poetry, and insight of even the most secular books. This 365-day devotional celebrates the beauty of literature and its ability to illuminate elements of the Divine, present all around us. Pairing excerpts from more than two hundred literary works with thought-provoking Scriptures and brief prayers, this spiritual guide invites readers to draw closer to God through the words of both classic and modern authors.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780664263089 |
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Publisher: | Westminster John Knox Press |
Publication date: | 09/17/2019 |
Pages: | 376 |
Sales rank: | 491,712 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 7.10(h) x 1.30(d) |
About the Author
Greg Garrett is the author of We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel according to U2; The Gospel according to Hollywood; Holy Superheroes! Revised and Expanded Edition: Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels, and Film; and Stories from the Edge: A Theology of Grief. He is a novelist, a professor of English at Baylor University, the writer-inresidence at the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest, and a licensed lay preacher in the Episcopal Church.
Sabrina Fountain writes on art and culture and is currently working on a collection of essays on the ways negative space, silence, and absence carry significant meaning in our lives. She lives with her husband and twin sons in central Texas.
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