{"product_id":"a-beautiful-year-52-meditations-on-faith-wisdom-and-perseverance","title":"A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of America's most trusted theologians offers spiritual inspiration for every week of the year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an essay for every week in the seasons of the Christian year: From Advent and Christmas to Lent and Easter through the entire calendar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Other than its major holidays, many people are not familiar with the rhythms of the church year, an ancient spiritual cycle of time. Yet all religions have such calendars -- and they shape our understanding of faith. In the West, we live in tension with the secular calendar (mostly an inheritance from the Roman Empire) and the Christian liturgical calendar, a cycle of sacred stories that compose a larger narrative of love, hospitality, mercy, justice, and gratitude. Bass reclaims and presents fresh perspectives for every biblical text in the church year; from musing on \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e in Advent, to remembering her father's old-fashioned blue Christmas decorations, and offering a revolutionary reading of the Last Supper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith fresh insights on familiar stories, these essays surprise and inspire, challenge and comfort, and will be savored year after year. Beautifully designed, the book is also a perfect gift.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1250409888\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781250409881\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Bass, Diana Butler\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: St. Martin's Essentials\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Essentials","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Nov 2025)","offer_id":46081106247877,"sku":"9781250409881","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781250409881.jpg?v=1776043027","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/a-beautiful-year-52-meditations-on-faith-wisdom-and-perseverance","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}