I think most of us feel as if we're not in the height of heroism, but we live at the common level in our suburbs and our cities. When we follow him, we follow someone who is very much like ourselves. But Julian, although he began as the son of a lord and lady of great wealth, sins the sins that we all do. I think so many of the saints that we look for and look toward are people who seem to be beyond our bounds who accomplish miracles that we cannot do ourselves. It's a story I've told out loud decade after decade. What is it that made you feel like now is the time to tell that story? Wangerin is writer-in-residence at Valparaiso University, in Indiana. He has won several Gold Medallion Book Awards, written children's books, practical theology, and devotional books. His new book, Saint Julian, published by Zondervan has all the characteristics of a timeless classic, combining an exceptional story with Medieval historical detail and religious metaphor. His other books include The Crying for a Vision, Pablo: Paul, Peter's First Easter, The Book of God, and many more works of fiction and non-fiction. He won the American Book Award for The Book of the Dun Cow. is widely recognized as one of today's most gifted writers on the issues of faith and spirituality.
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