The Courage to See: Daily Inspiration from Great Literature
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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.
- 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.