A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance - Hardcover

A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance - Hardcover

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A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance - Hardcover
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A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance - Hardcover

A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance - Hardcover

$31.36
$31.36

by Diana Butler Bass (Author)

One of America's most trusted theologians offers spiritual inspiration for every week of the year

WINNER OF THE 2026 WILBUR AWARD

A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance offers an essay for every week in the seasons of the Christian year: From Advent and Christmas to Lent and Easter through the entire calendar.

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 A Wrinkle in Time in Advent, to remembering her father's old-fashioned blue Christmas decorations, and offering a revolutionary reading of the Last Supper.

With 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.

Author Biography

Diana Butler Bass, Ph.D. (Duke University) is an award-winning author of a dozen books, a speaker, preacher, and a trusted commentator on religion and contemporary spirituality. Her bylines include The New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, CNN Opinion, On Being, and Readers Digest. She has appeared on CBS, CNN, PBS, NPR, and other global news outlets. She currently writes The Cottage, one of the most widely-read Substack newsletters. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 1.11 x 8.47 x 5.76 IN
Publication Date: November 04, 2025

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