{"product_id":"letters-to-a-future-saint-foundations-of-faith-for-the-spiritually-hungry-9780802883872","title":"Letters to a Future Saint: Foundations of Faith for the Spiritually Hungry","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAward of Merit for Book of the Year (2025) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Book Awards - Christian Living\/Spiritual Formation Finalist (2025) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn invitation to the Christian faith for the bored, the distracted, and the spiritually hungry \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dear future saint, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why is the gospel worth living for? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why is it worth dying for? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these letters, a fellow pilgrim addresses future saints: the bored and the distracted, the skeptical and the curious, the young and the spiritually hungry. Lively and readable, these bite-sized letters explain the basics of Christian life, including orthodox doctrine, the story of Scripture, the way of discipleship, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Interweaving Scripture, poetry, and theological writings, \u003ci\u003e Letters to a Future Saint\u003c\/i\u003e educates readers in the richness of the Christian tradition. But beyond that, this earnest and approachable volume offers young people-- who may be largely uninformed of the depths of faith despite having been raised in Christian homes --an invitation into the life of the church and into a deeper relationship with God\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad East\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of theology at Abilene Christian University. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Church: A Guide to the People of God, The Church's Book: Theology of Scripture in Ecclesial Context\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Doctrine of Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays have been published in numerous academic journals as well as The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Commonweal, First Things, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Point, and more.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50888970043666,"sku":"9780802883872","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a1c3b06-5056-4602-bcc7-5f83d3005225.jpg?v=1738159373","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/letters-to-a-future-saint-foundations-of-faith-for-the-spiritually-hungry-9780802883872","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}