{"product_id":"on-reading-well-finding-the-good-life-through-great-books-paperback","title":"On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books - Paperback","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\u003eKaren Swallow Prior\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeland Ryken\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead Well. Live Well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA Best Book of 2018 in Religion, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAcclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior takes us on a guided tour through works of great literature, helping us learn to love life, literature, and God through our encounters with great writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Karen Swallow Prior has written several critically acclaimed books, but in my book, her book on books is her best yet. \u003ci\u003eOn Reading Well \u003c\/i\u003eis both a love letter to literature and a handbook on virtue, wisdom, and the good life. Bound to be a classic, it\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an engrossing work that will appeal to book nerds and casual readers alike. Read it now, and you'll never take books for granted again.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJonathan Merritt\u003c\/b\u003e, contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eLearning to Speak God from Scratch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOn Reading Well\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the formative power of stories and an excavation of the life well lived, and we could scarcely have a better guide than Karen Swallow Prior. She is a person who loves (and has been shaped by) great books and who loves (and has been shaped by) the richness of Scripture, a scholar whose writing exudes both warmth and conviction. This story-saturated engagement with the virtues is pragmatic enough to touch the nitty-gritty of our lives and imaginative enough to inspire.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eTish Harrison Warren\u003c\/b\u003e, priest in the Anglican Church of North America; author of \u003ci\u003eLiturgy of the Ordinary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSacred Practices in Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It sure seems like virtue is needed now more than ever. And what a treasure trove we have for encountering virtue in literature! Prior is a lovely and wise guide. Take this resplendent tour--read this book! Your life will be better for it.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKathryn Jean Lopez\u003c\/b\u003e, senior fellow and director of the Center for Religion, Culture, and Civil Society, National Review Institute; editor-at-large, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You might not think yourself to be the kind of person to read a book about reading books. If you are trying to love people, to work well, to find meaning in your life, this book is for you. Prior guides us through the big questions from great books with wisdom, insight, creativity, and compassion. A significant and powerful work that will refocus discussion on the meaning of reading for spiritual formation.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRussell Moore\u003c\/b\u003e, public theologian at \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e and director of \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today's\u003c\/i\u003e Public Theology Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] lively treatise on building character through books. . . . With exquisite writing, [Prior] demonstrates how 'reading literature, more than informing us, forms us.'\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.35 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966858395949,"sku":"9781587435836","price":29.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NGJRdVYxVnhLaUNRcTlVd3pudnFOUT09.webp?v=1775539386","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/on-reading-well-finding-the-good-life-through-great-books-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}