{"id":496,"date":"2016-09-02T01:01:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T05:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kristinjanz.com\/?p=496"},"modified":"2016-09-02T01:01:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T05:01:05","slug":"mysterion-now-available-for-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kristinjanz.com\/?p=496","title":{"rendered":"Mysterion now available for purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, posts here have been scarce this year. \u00c2\u00a0Apparently editing and publishing an anthology is a lot of work. \u00c2\u00a0Who knew?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kristinjanz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullCover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-497\" src=\"https:\/\/kristinjanz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullCover-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"Mysterion cover flat\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinjanz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullCover-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kristinjanz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullCover-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kristinjanz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullCover-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kristinjanz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FullCover.jpg 1913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m very excited to announce, however, that the anthology <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donaldscrankshaw.com\/\">Donald<\/a> and I have spent much of the last year working on is now available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mysterion-Rediscovering-Mysteries-Christian-Faith\/dp\/0997256508\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=backoftheenve-20&amp;linkId=a0ee3a576b348b3280819ad1b0eb5515\">Amazon<\/a> and other fine retailers (specifically, <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/mysterion\/id1137324559?mt=11\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/mysterion-david-tallerman\/1124508002;jsessionid=A8D1BDD8C839A3F9EC3CA427EEA39BAA.prodny_store02-atgap08?ean=2940156864911\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-us\/ebook\/mysterion\">Kobo<\/a>). \u00c2\u00a0(Amazon has both the paperback and eBook; the others only have the eBook right now, although Barnes &amp; Noble should eventually have the paperback as well.)<\/p>\n<p>Our hope is that the book will be of interest not only to Christians, but to anyone with an interest in fiction exploring\u00c2\u00a0spiritual and religious themes. \u00c2\u00a0It isn&#8217;t &#8220;Christian fiction&#8221; in the traditional sense. \u00c2\u00a0We didn&#8217;t insist on &#8220;clean&#8221; content or that the stories had to uphold Christian beliefs and values. \u00c2\u00a0We did\u00c2\u00a0want\u00c2\u00a0fiction that felt authentic to our own\u00c2\u00a0experience of the faith, but we didn&#8217;t feel that every story had\u00c2\u00a0to portray Christianity in an unambiguously positive way.<\/p>\n<p>If you do read the anthology, please consider reviewing it at Amazon and\/or other retailers (or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31304813-mysterion?from_search=true\">Goodreads<\/a>, or your own blog, or&#8230;). \u00c2\u00a0Even critical reviews (thoughtful ones, at least) can help other readers decide whether they would like the book.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re thrilled to finally get this out into the world for readers to engage with!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, posts here have been scarce this year. \u00c2\u00a0Apparently editing and publishing an anthology is a lot of work. \u00c2\u00a0Who knew? 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