Ask of Old Paths
medieval virtues and vices for a whole and holy life
$42.40
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
29 December 2025
Summary
Rekindling Virtue: Discovering Holiness in Medieval Wisdom
Traditional Christian virtues and vices like abstinence, gluttony, and sloth often leave us feeling bored or uncomfortable. At best, they seem like relics of a distant past, awkwardly displayed in a museum. At worst, they evoke a prejudiced history, where these words were used as weapons.
Yet, in medieval writing, the language of virtues and vices was vibrant, powerful, and wonderfully strange. Patience is likened to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780310167204 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0310167205 |
| Author: | Grace Hamman, Jessica Hooten Wilson |
| Publisher: | Zondervan |
| Imprint: | Zondervan |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 139mm |
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About The Author
Grace Hamman
Grace Hamman, Ph.D. (Duke University) is a writer and independent scholar of late medieval poetry and contemplative writing. Her work has been published by academic and popular outlets, including Plough Quarterly and The Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Grace hosts a podcast called Old Books with Grace which celebrates the beauty and joy found in reading the literature and theology of the past. She lives near Denver, Colorado with her husband and three young children.
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