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Books by Karen Swallow Prior
  | | Tess of the d'Urbervilles A Guide to Reading and Reflecting (Read and Reflect with the Classics) by Karen Swallow Prior, Thomas Hardy Hardcover, 760 Pages, Published 2022 by Lifeway Christian Resources, Tn ISBN-13: 978-1-4627-9669-4, ISBN: 1-4627-9669-9 "The next clothbound classic in bestselling literary scholar Karen Swallow Prior's series reflecting on the full original text through a Christian and literary worldview." |
 | | Fierce Convictions The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist by Karen Swallow Prior, Eric Metaxas Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2014 by Thomas Nelson ISBN-13: 978-1-4002-0625-4, ISBN: 1-4002-0625-1 "With a foreword by Eric Metaxas, best-selling author of Bonhoeffer and Amazing Grace. The enthralling biography of the woman writer who helped end the slave trade, changed Britain’s upper classes, and taught a nation how to read. The history-changing reforms of Hannah More affected every level of 18th-Century British society through her keen intellect, literary achievements, collaborative spirit, strong Christian principles, and colo ..." |
 | | Booked(9th Edition) Literature in the Soul of Me by Karen Swallow Prior Paperback, 220 Pages, Published 2012 by T. S. Poetry Press ISBN-13: 978-0-692-01454-7, ISBN: 0-692-01454-3 "A life of books. A life of soul. Professor Karen Swallow Prior poignantly and humorously weaves the two, until you can't tell one life from the other. Booked draws on classics like Great Expectations, delights such as Charlotte's Web, the poetry of Hopkins and Donne, and more. This thoughtful, straight-up memoir will be pure pleasure for book-lovers, teachers, and anyone who has struggled to find a way to articulate the inexpressible ..." |
 | | Sense and Sensibility(1st Edition) by Karen Swallow Prior, Jane Austen Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2020 by B&H Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4627-9664-9, ISBN: 1-4627-9664-8 "Sense and Sensibility. Frankenstein. The Scarlet Letter. You’re familiar with these pillars of classic literature. You may even be able to rattle off a few quotes, but do you really know how to read them? Do you know how to read them as a Christian? Through this beautifully designed series, bestselling author, literature professor, and avid reader Karen Swallow Prior will guide you through a selection of classics. She will not only na ..." |
 | | Heart of Darkness(1st Edition) by Karen Swallow Prior, Joseph Conrad Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2020 by B&H Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4627-9665-6, ISBN: 1-4627-9665-6 "Sense and Sensibility. Frankenstein. The Scarlet Letter. You’re familiar with these pillars of classic literature. You may even be able to rattle off a few quotes, but do you really know how to read them? Do you know how to read them as a Christian? Through this beautifully designed series, bestselling author, literature professor, and avid reader Karen Swallow Prior will guide you through a selection of classics. She will not only na ..." |
 | | Plough Quarterly No. 19 - School for Life by Eugene Vodolazkin, Karen Swallow Prior, Christian Wiman, John Thornton, D. L. Mayfield, Andrew Balio, Denise Uwimana, Alfred Delp, Martin Luther, Julian Peters, Sally Thomas, Michael St. Thomas, Peter Mommsen Paperback, 88 Pages, Published 2018 by Plough Publishing House ISBN-13: 978-0-87486-327-7, ISBN: 0-87486-327-9 "What we want for schools reveals what we value as a society.“What’s the point of school?” Parents have a stock set of responses, but the question remains unsettled, even two centuries after the Prussians invented compulsory education. The Prussian idea of what a school is for – to mold the populace to serve the state – seems unacceptable today. In vogue, instead, are slogans like “acquiring marketable skills” and “realizing your full po ..." |
 | | On Reading Well(Reprint) Finding the Good Life Through Great Books by Karen Swallow Prior, Ryken, Leland Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2022 by Brazos Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58743-583-6, ISBN: 1-58743-583-7 |
 | | The Evangelical Imagination How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis (Hardback or Cased Book) by Karen Swallow Prior Hardcover, Published 2023 by Baker Publishing Group, Ada, Mi ISBN-13: 978-1-58743-575-1, ISBN: 1-58743-575-6 |
 | | Frankenstein A Guide to Reading and Reflecting by Mary Shelley, Karen Swallow Prior 240 Pages, Published 2021 by B&H Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4627-9666-3, ISBN: 1-4627-9666-4 "The next two books in a series of classic literature, reflected on through a Christian and literary worldview by a bestselling literary scholar." |
 | | Jane Eyre A Guide to Reading and Reflecting by Charlotte Bronte, Karen Swallow Prior Hardcover, 196 Pages, Published 2021 by B&H Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4627-9667-0, ISBN: 1-4627-9667-2 "The next two books in a series of classic literature, reflected on through a Christian and literary worldview by a bestselling literary scholar." |
 | | Before You Lose Your Faith Deconstructing Doubt in the Church by Trevin Wax, Ian Harber, Brett Mccracken, Hunter Beaumont, Rachel Gilson, Claude Atcho, Samuel James, Jay Y. Kim, Thaddeus Williams, Keith Plummer, Karen Swallow Prior, Joshua Ryan Butler, Jeremy Linneman, Jared C. Wilson, Derek Rishmawy, Ivan Mesa Paperback, Published 2021 by The Gospel Coalition ISBN-13: 978-0-9992843-7-7, ISBN: 0-9992843-7-1 "This book shows deconstructing need not end in unbelief. In fact, deconstructing can be the road toward reconstructing--building up a more mature, robust faith that grapples honestly with the deepest questions of life."--Page [4] of cover." |
 | | Cultural Engagement(1st Edition) A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues by Joshua D. Chatraw, Karen Swallow Prior, Chatraw Prior Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2019 by Zondervan Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-310-53457-0, ISBN: 0-310-53457-7 "How should Christians approach important contemporary issues like war, race, creation care, gender, and politics?Christians in every culture are confronted with social trends and moral questions that can be difficult to navigate. But, the Bible often doesn't speak directly to such issues. Even when it does, it can be confusing to know how best to apply the biblical teaching.In Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues a ..." |
 | | On Reading Well(1st Edition) Finding the Good Life through Great Books by Karen Swallow Prior, Leland Ryken, Dr Leland Ryken Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2018 by Brazos Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58743-396-2, ISBN: 1-58743-396-6 "★ Publishers Weekly starred reviewA Best Book of 2018 in Religion, Publishers WeeklyReading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue. Great literature increases knowledge of and desire for the good life by showing readers what virtue looks like and where vice leads. It is not just what one reads but how one reads that cultivates virtue. Reading good literature well requires one to practice numerous virtues, such as patien ..." |
 | | Still Evangelical?(1st Edition) Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning by Mark Labberton, Jim Daly, Shane Claiborne, Mark Galli, Tom Lin, Allen Yeh, Robert Chao Romero, Karen Swallow Prior, Soong-Chan Rah, Mark S. Young, Lisa Sharon Harper, Mark Young, Ivp Books Paperback, 222 Pages, Published 2018 by Ivp Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-4537-8, ISBN: 0-8308-4537-2 "2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalists -Religion Evangelicalism in America has cracked, split on the shoals of the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, leaving many wondering if they want to be in or out of the evangelical tribe. The contentiousness brought to the fore surrounds what it means to affirm and demonstrate evangelical Christian faith amidst the messy and polarized realities gripping our country and wo ..." |
 | | Beautifully Distinct Conversations with Friends on Faith, Life, and Culture by Trillia J. Newbell, Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, Lilly Park, Catherine Parks, Alissa Wilkinson, Lindsay Nicolet, Jen Wilkin, Jackie Hill-Perry, Dannah Gresh, Jenny Yang, Courtney Reissig, Karen Swallow Prior, Erin Davis, Chelsea Sobolik, Kelly Needham Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2020 by The Good Book Company ISBN-13: 978-1-78498-521-9, ISBN: 1-78498-521-X "Inspires women to engage with life and culture in a God-honoring way.How should we listen to, and think in a gospel way about, the ordinary things we come across in modern life? Things we watch, read, eat, and do. There are so many voices saying so many different things that the temptations are to either disengage completely, or find ourselves being influenced more and more by the world. In this book, godly, clear-thinking women talk ab ..." |
 | | Katharina and Martin Luther(1st Edition) The Radical Marriage of a Runaway Nun and a Renegade Monk by Michelle Derusha, Karen Prior, Karen Swallow Prior Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2017 by Baker Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-1910-4, ISBN: 0-8010-1910-9 "Their revolutionary marriage was arguably one of the most scandalous and intriguing in history. Yet five centuries later, we still know little about Martin and Katharina Luther's life as husband and wife. Until now. Against all odds, the unlikely union worked, over time blossoming into the most tender of love stories. This unique biography tells the riveting story of two extraordinary people and their extraordinary relationship, offerin ..." |
 | | Fierce Convictions The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More_Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist by Karen Swallow Prior, Christine Stevens, Eric Metaxas, Phil Gigante, Nick Archer, Jim Bond Cd, Published 2014 by Thomas Nelson On Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-4915-4714-4, ISBN: 1-4915-4714-6 "With a foreword by Eric Metaxas, bestselling author of "Bonhoeffer" and "Amazing Grace" The enthralling biography of the woman writer who helped end the slave trade, changed Britain's upper classes, and taught a nation how to read. The history-changing reforms of Hannah More affected every level of 18th-century British society. A woman without connections or status, More took the world of British letters by storm when she arrived in Lon ..." |
 | | The Scarlet Letter A Guide to Reading and Reflecting (Read and Reflect with the Classics) by Prior, Karen Swallow, Hawthorne, Nathaniel Hardcover, 424 Pages, Published 2022 by B&H Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4627-9668-7, ISBN: 1-4627-9668-0 |
 | | The Gospel in Dickens Selections from His Novels (The Gospel in Great Writers) by Charles Dickens, Gina Dalfonzo, Karen Swallow Prior, Martin Mosebach Paperback, Published 2020 by Plough Publishing House ISBN-13: 978-0-87486-841-8, ISBN: 0-87486-841-6 "Wish you had time to re-read and enjoy that daunting stack of Charles Dickens novels? Take heart: Dickens enthusiast Gina Dalfonzo has done the heavy lifting for you. In short, readable excerpts she presents the essence of the great novelist’s prodigious output, teasing out dozens of the most memorable scenes to reveal the Christian vision and values that suffuse all his work.Dickens can certainly entertain, but his legacy endures becau ..." |
 | | Walking through Infertility Biblical, Theological, and Moral Counsel for Those Who Are Struggling by Matthew Arbo, Karen Swallow Prior Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2018 by Crossway ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-5931-0, ISBN: 1-4335-5931-5 "“This book was written to help you see and understand that God is the Giver of life. You are his child. He cares deeply about you. When you hurt, he hurts with you.” ―from the Introduction Infertility is the profoundly wounding experience of many couples, often leading to feelings of despair and shame as they grapple with shattered dreams and unanswered questions. But God does not leave them alone in their pain. The Creator and Redeemer ..." |
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