{"product_id":"a-beautiful-year","title":"A Beautiful Year","description":"\u003cp\u003eby: Diana Butler Bass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of America's most trusted theologians offers spiritual inspiration for every week of the year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE 2026 WILBUR AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Essentials","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141591187652,"sku":"979-8-234-22278-7","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0109\/4752\/files\/Screenshot2026-10-30at11.32.09AM.png?v=1793377973","url":"https:\/\/covbooks.com\/products\/a-beautiful-year","provider":"Covenant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}