{"product_id":"parables-of-the-cross-9781409907213","title":"Parables of the Cross","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsabella Lilias Trotter (1853-1928) was an artist and a missionary for over 38 years to the Muslims of Algeria. John Ruskin  the famous art critic  didnt believe that ladies could paint before he met Lilias  he changed his mind after he met her  and believed that if she would give her life to painting she could become the greatest painter of the nineteenth century. Ruskin believed that if she would devote herself to art \"she would be the greatest living painter and do things that would be immortal. \" - he was unhappy that she was spending so much time on the streets of London  helping with the YWCA when he thought she ought to be painting. Lilias  however  decided to give up her career in art in order to serve God. She always remained a good friend of Ruskins though  and they wrote many letters when she was in Algeria. She also wrote several books - beautifully illustrated by herself  including: Parables of the Cross (1894)  Parables of the Christ-Life (1899)  and a book for Sufi Muslims The Way of the Sevenfold Secret.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276035448885,"sku":"ByrdShop_140990721X","price":97.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781409907213.jpg?v=1780522137","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/parables-of-the-cross-9781409907213","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}