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Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice
What if we viewed reading as not just a personal hobby or a pleasurable indulgence but 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 several ways Christian thinkers--including Augustine, Julian of Norwich, Frederick Douglass, and Dorothy L. Sayers--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.
Book Details
- Publisher: Brazos Press
- Publish Date: Mar 28th, 2023
- Pages: 208
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.70in - 0.90in - 0.79lb
- EAN: 9781587435256
- Categories: • Christianity - Literature & the Arts• Christian Living - Personal Growth• Books & Reading
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What people are saying
For the study of religion and liberty. Connecting good intentions with sound economics. Toward a free and virtuous society.
Reading Well for Your Spiritual Life https://t.co/vSDmEdmvqW a review of @HootenWilson’s “Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice” by Sarah Negri
News about the Society of Jesus, the largest Catholic religious order of brothers & priests. From the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the USA. njn@jesuits.org
On the new #AMDG pod, our guest Dr. @HootenWilson, visiting scholar at @Pepperdine & author of the new book “Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice,” challenges us to look at all our reading through the lens of spirituality. 🎧 https://t.co/yEKoxQwyfF https://t.co/zlIbCplNsw