The scandal of holiness : renewing your imagination in the company of literary saints /

Wilson, Jessica Hooten,

The scandal of holiness : renewing your imagination in the company of literary saints / Jessica Hooten Wilson. - xii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / by Lauren F. Winner -- Introduction -- Holy foolishness -- Communion of saints -- Creation care as a holy calling -- Liberating prophets -- Virgin, bride, mother -- Contemplative and active life -- Sharing in His suffering -- Ars moriendi -- Conclusion.

"An award-winning author shows that holiness means being radical in our ways of imagining the future, imagining each other, and imagining God, and that reading works of great literature can help us cultivate an imagination that moves us toward holiness"--

9781587435249 1587435241

2021041826


Holiness.
Imagination--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christians--Books and reading.
Books and reading--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Learning and scholarship--Religious aspects--Christianity.

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