{"product_id":"a-beautiful-year-52-meditations-on-faith-wisdom-and-perseverance-hardcover","title":"A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiana Butler Bass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiana Butler Bass, Ph.D. (Duke University)\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author of a dozen books, a speaker, preacher, and a trusted commentator on religion and contemporary spirituality. Her bylines include T\u003ci\u003ehe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCNN Opinion, On Being, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eReaders Digest. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has appeared on CBS, CNN, PBS, NPR, and other global news outlets. She currently writes \u003ci\u003eThe Cottage\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most widely-read Substack newsletters. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.47 x 5.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966643175725,"sku":"9781250409881","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/posWLSj--p9781250409881.webp?v=1775535054","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-beautiful-year-52-meditations-on-faith-wisdom-and-perseverance-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}