{"product_id":"city-of-god-8161","title":"City of God","description":"\u003cb\u003eParadise is a garden. . .but heaven is a city. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eTake This Bread\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Jesus Freak\u003c\/i\u003e comes a powerful new account of venturing beyond the borders of religion into the unpredictable territory of faith. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Ash Wednesday, 2012, Sara Miles and her friends left their church buildings and carried ashes to the buzzing city streets: the crowded dollar stores, beauty shops, hospital waiting rooms, street corners and fast-food joints of her neighborhood. They marked the foreheads of neighbors and strangers, sharing blessings with waitresses and drunks, believers and doubters alike. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e narrates the events of the day in vivid detail, exploring the profound implications of touching strangers with a reminder of common mortality. As the story unfolds, Sara Miles also reflects on life in her city over the last two decades, where the people of God suffer and rejoice, building community amid the grit and beauty of this urban landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written personal narrative, rich in complex, real-life characters, and full of the \"wild, funny, joyful, raucous, reverent\" moments of struggle and faith that have made Miles one of the most enthralling Christian writers of our time.\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786722996403,"sku":"9781455547302","price":959.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477297519781455547302.jpg?v=1762807140","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/city-of-god-8161","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}