Reading For The Love Of God
| Price: | $24.99 $19.99 |
| Quantity Available: | 14 (as of 8:34am EDT on 04/30/2024) |
| ISBN/UPC: | 158743525X |
| Department: | Book |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Author/Artist: | Wilson Jessica |
| Publisher: | Baker Pub Group/Brazos Press |
| Product ID: | 233357 |
| Description: | An award-winning author shows us how to read as a spiritual practice in a way that encourages humility, increases our charity toward others, frees our minds and hearts from the trappings of contemporary idols, and directs us toward contemplation. What if we viewed reading as not just a personal hobby or a pleasurable indulgence but as a spiritual practice that deepens our faith? In Reading for the Love of God, award-winning author Jessica Hooten Wilson does just that--and then shows readers how to reap the spiritual benefits of reading. She argues that the simple act of reading can help us learn to pray well, love our neighbor, be contemplative, practice humility, and disentangle ourselves from contemporary idols. Accessible and engaging, this guide outlines seven ways Christian thinkers--including Augustine, Dante, C. S. Lewis, and G. K. Chesterton--approached the act of reading. It also includes useful special features such as suggested reading lists, guided practices to approaching texts, and tips for meditating on specific texts or Bible passages. By learning to read for the love of God, readers will discover not only a renewed love of reading but also a new, vital spiritual practice to deepen their walk with God. |