{"product_id":"wayfaring-essays-pleasant-and-unpleasant-9780802865687","title":"Wayfaring: Essays Pleasant and Unpleasant","description":"Alan Jacobs is fond of the essay because it lets a writer do something that more formal pieces of writing cannot: follow the \"vagaries of the mind,\" let the writing follow its own path, encountering surprises and fresh insights along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this new collection, Jacobs offers essays for companionable wayfaring. To be a Christian, he says, is to be a wayfarer, to move hopefully towards a cherished goal. These essays are a wayfarer's notes, a record of ideas and experiences encountered on the pilgrim path. Gathered here are pieces serious and comic, eloquent and interesting. Jacobs muses on the usefulness and dangers of blogging, the art of dictionary making, the world of Harry Potter, and an appreciation of trees. He also includes several book reviews, including a wickedly witty poem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Wayfaring, Jacobs continues his tradition of exploring Christian theology and experience by way of the essay, bringing serious musings within reach of us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802865687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.08w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2010 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alan Jacobs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39893183824053,"sku":"9780802865687","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c22c4efb-c32e-4250-bf6e-27dcf8639d5c.jpg?v=1619537942","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wayfaring-essays-pleasant-and-unpleasant-9780802865687","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}