{"product_id":"2940014117180","title":"The Conquest of Fear: Eight Chapters About Fear and Its Relation to God, Life, and Death","description":"This is a wonderful old book filled with profound observations about Western man's relationship with God. Written by a post-Victorian intellectual mystic, who happened to be a production designer by trade, this book recounts the author's salvation from near-suicidal depression via a personal mystical experience. The insights gained through that experience inspired this book, which attacks the stagnant relationship modern Christians share with God. He exhorts the reader to open up to a richer and more meaningful interpretation of Christ's teachings, relying more on his recorded words and less on the intercession of stilted preachers who have lost all connection with his original teachings in favor of their myopic cultural programming. At their best, King's words attain the power of elegant, inspirational poetry. At their worst, they retain a few scant traces of Western cultural chauvinism, although it seems likely this pose was adopted to appeal to his intended target. If you're looking for accessibly written clues to life, this is worth a look. Stay with it to the end, it gets deeper and more impressive as it goes on. And don't be put off if you're agnostic -- King is as much an evolutionist as he is a true believer. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless book.","brand":"Petra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166746067184,"sku":"2940014117180","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014117180_p0.jpg?v=1763600980","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014117180","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}