{"title":"John Renard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Renard\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound insights into the inner lives of faith and spirituality, inviting readers to explore the depths of religious experience. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eFriends of God\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the mystical and contemplative traditions that have shaped spiritual thought across cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful reflections that bridge history, theology, and personal devotion, providing a rich understanding of spiritual friendship and the human longing for divine connection. Renard’s writing resonates with those seeking to deepen their faith or appreciate the complexities of religious life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"friends-of-god-by-john-renard-9780520251984","title":"Friends of God","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProphets, saints, martyrs, sages, and seers—one of the richest repositories of lore about such exemplary religious figures belongs to the world's approximately 1.3 billion Muslims. Illuminating some of the most delightful tales in world religious literature, this engaging book is the first truly global overview of Islamic hagiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Renard tells of the characters beyond the Qur'an and Hadith, whose stories of piety and service to God and humanity have captured hearts and minds for nearly fourteen hundred years. Renard's thematic approach to the major characters, narratives, social and cultural contexts, and theoretical concepts of this remarkable treasury of tales, based on material ranging from the eighth to the twentieth centuries and from countries ranging from Morocco to Malaysia, provides insight into the ways in which these stories have functioned in the lives of Muslims from diverse cultural, social, economic, and political backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriends of God\u003c\/em\u003e also serves as a useful and evocative tool for approaching the vast geographical and chronological sweep of Islamic civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470687781100,"sku":"9780520251984","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520251984-friends-of-god.jpg?v=1775223808"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-renard.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}