The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, (Paperback)

<b><i>Christianity Today </i></b><b>2023 Award of Merit (Culture &amp; the Arts)<br></b><b><i>Midwest Book Review </i></b><b>2023</b><b><i> </i></b><b>Silver Book Award (Nonfiction - Religion/Philosophy)<br><br></b>How do we become better people? Initiatives such as New Year's resolutions, vision boards, thirty-day plans, and self-help books often fail to compel us to live differently. We settle for small goals--frugal spending, less yelling at the kids, more time at the gym--but we are called to something far greater. We are created to be holy.<br><br>Award-winning author Jessica Hooten Wilson explains that learning to hear the call of holiness requires cultivating a new imagination--one rooted in the act of reading. Learning to read with eyes attuned to the saints who populate great works of literature moves us toward holiness, where God opens up a way of living that extends far beyond what we can conjure for ourselves. Literature has the power to show us what a holy life looks like, and these depictions often scandalize even as they shape our imagination. As such, careful reading becomes a sort of countercultural spiritual discipline.<br><br>The book includes devotionals, prayers, wisdom from the saints, and more to help individuals and groups cultivate a saintly imagination. Foreword by Lauren F. Winner.

• The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, (Paperback)
• Author: Jessica Hooten Wilson
• ISBN: 9781587437373
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-08-11
• Page Count: 238