{"product_id":"plough-quarterly-no-49-friendship-9781636081991","title":"Plough Quarterly No. 49 - Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWithout friends, says Aristotle, no one would choose to live. The greatest love a person can show another, says Jesus, is to choose to die for friend. Ancient and medieval writers extol ideal friendship as a path to virtue and a sign of new Christians' total transformation. Headlines warn of a loneliness crisis. How can friendship be rediscovered as an important social good that brings meaning to life and cohesion to society? The authors in this issue tell of connections with peers and strangers, soulmates and political enemies, showing how in the Christian vision true friendship is a gift one can both die for and live for.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn this theme: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOliver Lee Bateman explains the appeal of the guys' group chat.\u003cbr\u003eCarlos Egaña remembers friends who fell victim to Maduro's regime in Venezuela.\u003cbr\u003eErik Van Aken was saved by his best friend - a dog named Sam.\u003cbr\u003eAlastair Roberts shows how Jesus redefined, and universalized, classical friendship ideals.\u003cbr\u003ePeter Brown and Margarita Mooney Clayton discuss Augustine's vision of friendship.\u003cbr\u003eMaya Savir asserts that peace between Israelis and Palestinians is possible.\u003cbr\u003eFor a picture of friendship with God, says Cambria Kaltwasser, look to Arnold Lobel's \u003cem\u003eFrog and Toad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eJohn and Polly Snider recount their four decades of friendship with the man who became Pope Leo XIV.\u003cbr\u003eEmmarae R. Blum tells of the dying friend who led her to Christ.\u003cbr\u003eThe Cappadoccian Fathers, says Oliver B. Langworthy, shared a friendship with space for disagreement.\u003cbr\u003eJoy Marie Clarkson interviews a professor and her formerly incarcerated student who have become good friends.\u003cbr\u003ePeter Mommsen tells how friendship with a Vietnam War veteran changed him and his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso in the Issue: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eZena Hitz shows why Edith Stein should still be read today.\u003cbr\u003eSavor the poems that won Plough's sixth Rhina P. Espaillat Poetry Award.\u003cbr\u003eHoratio Clare meets the intrepid volunteers of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlough Quarterly \u003c\/em\u003efeatures stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to apply their faith to the challenges we face. Each issue includes in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plough Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636081991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Peter Mommsen,Oliver Lee Bateman,Maya Savir","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459138019509,"sku":"9781636081991","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781636081991.jpg?v=1791297763","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/plough-quarterly-no-49-friendship-9781636081991","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}