{"product_id":"wof-more-than-a-matter-of-taste","title":"More than a Matter of Taste","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial order:\u003c\/strong\u003e We place consolidated publisher orders once a week. Your books ship from our Pennsylvania location after they arrive. This item is not stocked for immediate dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be a reader of good taste? How can we inhabit the moral imagination in a way that avoids heavy-handed moralism? How can we grow in prudential judgment and spiritual discernment while delighting in the books we get lost in? And can looking at the world through the “million windows” of the “house of fiction” really elevate or transfigure the lives we lead?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMore than a Matter of Taste\u003c\/i\u003e, Joshua Hren explores these questions and presents fresh takes that possess timeless significance. Surveying a selection of fictions old and new, Hren brings a Catholic theological and philosophical vision to bear on good and great books, opening up their moral and spiritual depths. \u003ci\u003eMore than a Matter of Taste\u003c\/i\u003e shows how a robust engagement with the quality of fiction raises the stakes beyond aesthetics into ethics and metaphysical truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders of every persuasion, both devotees of literature and those who read for pleasure, will find this book a trustworthy guide for what it means to read with moral clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Word on Fire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67638906749018,"sku":"WF-912","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/1367\/3818\/files\/More-Than-A-Matter-of-Taste-SHOPIFY-FRONT_v2.png?v=1791475768","url":"https:\/\/deaconstore.com\/products\/wof-more-than-a-matter-of-taste","provider":"Deacon Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}