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On reading well : finding the good life through great books / Karen Swallow Prior.
Van Pelt Library Z1039.C47 P75 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Prior, Karen Swallow, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christians--Books and reading.
- Christians.
- Books and reading--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Books and reading.
- Christianity and literature.
- Physical Description:
- 267 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids : Brazos Press, 2018.
- Contents:
- Part 1 The Cardinal Virtues
- 1 Prudence: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling p. 33 / Henry Fielding
- 2 Temperance: The Great Gatsby p. 51 / F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 3 Justice: A Tale of Two Cities p. 69 / Charles Dickens
- 4 Courage: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn p. 87 / Mark Twain
- Part 2 The Theological Virtues
- 5 Faith: Silence p. 105 / Shusaku Endo
- 6 Hope: The Road p. 121 / Cormac McCarthy
- 7 Love: The Death of Ivan Ilych p. 139 / Leo Tolstoy
- Part 3 The Heavenly Virtues
- 8 Chastity: Ethan Frome p. 159 / Edith Wharton
- 9 Diligence: Pilgrim's Progress p. 177 / John Bunyan
- 10 Patience: Persuasion p. 191 / Jane Austen
- 11 Kindness: "Tenth of December" p. 205 / George Saunders
- 12 Humility: "Revelation" and "Everything That Rises Must Converge" p. 221 / Flannery O'Connor.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781587433962
- 1587433966
- OCLC:
- 1024098528
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