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The Courage to See: Daily Inspiration from Great Literature

by Greg Garrett; Sabrina Fountain

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Westminster John Knox

, 2019

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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.

Contains 365 devotionals including Scripture, prayers, and excerpts from literary works
Celebrates the beauty of literature and its ability to illuminate elements of the Divine
Explores how books shape who we are and how we think

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

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

Title: The Courage to See: Daily Inspiration from Great Literature
Authors: Greg Garrett and Sabrina Fountain
Publisher: Westminster John Knox
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 400
Resource Type: Devotional
Topic: Literature and the Arts

Greg Garrett is the author of We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel according to U2; Stories from the Edge: A Theology of Grief; The Gospel according to Hollywood; and Holy Superheroes!: Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels, and Film. He is a novelist, a professor of English at Baylor University, writer-in-residence 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.