{"product_id":"flunking-sainthood-a-year-of-breaking-the-sabbath-forgetting-to-pray-and-still-loving-my-neighbor-paperback","title":"Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray, and Still Loving My Neighbor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJana Riess\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wry memoir tackles twelve different spiritual practices in a quest to become more saintly, including fasting, fixed-hour prayer, the Jesus Prayer, gratitude, Sabbath-keeping, and generosity. Although Riess begins with great plans for success (\"Really, how hard could that be?\" she asks blithely at the start of her saint-making year), she finds to her growing humiliation that she is failing--not just at some of the practices, but at every single one. What emerges is a funny yet vulnerable story of the quest for spiritual perfection and the reality of spiritual failure, which turns out to be a valuable practice in and of itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 2008, \u003cb\u003eJana Riess\u003c\/b\u003e has been an editor in the publishing industry, primarily working in the areas of religion, history, popular culture, ethics, and biblical studies. From 1999 to 2008, she was the Religion Book Review Editor for Publishers Weekly, and continues to write freelance reviews for PW as well as other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She holds degrees in religion from Wellesley College and Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in American religious history from Columbia University. She speaks often to media about issues pertaining to religion in America, and has been interviewed by the Associated Press, Time, Newsweek, People, the Boston Globe, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and Newsday, among other print publications, as well as \"Voice of America,\" the \"Today\" show, MSNBC, and NPR's \"All Things Considered,\" \"Tell Me More,\" and \"Talk of the Nation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She is the author or co-author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Prayer Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFlunking Sainthood\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhat Would Buffy Do?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMormonism for Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Writer's Market Guide to Getting Published, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eThe Next Mormons: The Rising Generation of Latter-day Saints.\u003c\/i\u003e Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Twible: All the Chapters of the Bible in 140 Characters or Less\u003c\/i\u003e . . . . Now with 68% More Humor! won first place in the non-fiction category in the Writer's Digest Annual Self-Published Book Awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She is a senior columnist for Religion News Service.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758660845856,"sku":"9781557256607","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a68860003ae007e9ffe31b880c29a9d3.webp?v=1780131893","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/flunking-sainthood-a-year-of-breaking-the-sabbath-forgetting-to-pray-and-still-loving-my-neighbor-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}