The Courage to See: Daily Inspiration from Great Literature

by Greg Garrett, Sabrina Fountain

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
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	09/17/2019
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	219,433
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.

Editorial Reviews

"The feast of literature and Scripture is accompanied by prayer. This is a rare book. It may save you from much despair, and in doing so, bring you much hope."

—Presbyterian Outlook

The Presbyterian Outlook

Start your day with a bite-sized quote from a great book, coupled with an uplifting passage from the Bible and a prayer.”
—David Crumm, Read the Spirit

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