{"product_id":"on-reading-well-finding-the-good-life-through-great-books-9781587435836","title":"On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books","description":"\u003cb\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003eA Best Book of 2018 in Religion, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue, says acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior. In this book, she takes readers on a guided tour through works of great literature both ancient and modern, exploring twelve virtues that philosophers and theologians throughout history have identified as most essential for good character and the good life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering authors from Henry Fielding to Cormac McCarthy, Jane Austen to George Saunders, and Flannery O'Connor to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Prior explores some of the most compelling universal themes found in the pages of classic books, helping readers learn to love life, literature, and God through their encounters with great writing. The book includes end-of-chapter reflection questions geared toward book club discussions, original artwork throughout, and a foreword by Leland Ryken. The hardcover edition was named a Best Book of 2018 in Religion by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] lively treatise on building character through books.'\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Swallow Prior\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, SUNY Buffalo) is research professor of English and Christianity \u0026amp; Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBooked: Literature in the Soul of Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More--Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist\u003c\/i\u003e. Prior has written for \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Vox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThink Christian\u003c\/i\u003e, and The Gospel Coalition. She is a senior fellow with the Trinity Forum and a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brazos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613304492306,"sku":"9781587435836","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_414a190f-38b3-4891-a765-6f0783e7d8af.jpg?v=1732394864","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-reading-well-finding-the-good-life-through-great-books-9781587435836","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}