Unfortunately, in today's cultural climate, our writing is too often laced with harsh judgments and vitriol rather than careful consideration and generosity. But might the Christian faith transform how we approach the task of writing? How might we love God and our neighbors through our writing?

This book is not a style guide that teaches you where to place the comma and how to cite your sources (as important as those things are). Rather, it offers a vision for expressing one's faith through writing and for understanding writing itself as a spiritual practice that cultivates virtue.

Under the guidance of two experienced Christian writers who draw on authors and artists throughout the church's history, we learn how we might embrace writing as an act of discipleship for today—and how we might faithfully bear the weight of our written words.

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Cover
Title Page
Dedication Page
Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword by Anne Ruggles Gere
Opening Meditation: At the Gallery
Introduction: At the Threshold
Part One: Humble Listening
Part Two: Loving Argument
Part Three: Keeping Time Hopefully
Closing Meditation - At the Gallery
Afterword by Alan Jacobs
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Practicing Charitable Writing: Discussion Questions and Writing Prompts
Appendix B: Teaching Charitable Writing: Choosing a Via Nova by Jeffry C. Davis
Appendix C: Writing as a Spiritual Discipline by Stephanie Paulsell
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index
Notes
Praise for Charitable Writing
About the Authors
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